Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics specialising in science and health, and part of RELX, has acquired Authess, the Boston-based developer of an advanced performance-based competency assessment platform that evaluates how students solve complex, open-ended problems they would encounter on the job.
Founded in 2015, Authess built a scalable platform for authoring, delivering and scoring performance-based competency assessments. The company's machine-learning models and data analytics observe students as they work through a task, capturing not just their answers but their behaviour, process and problem-solving approach.
Elsevier has built a robust portfolio of well-known brands. These include HESI, the comprehensive review and testing solution that prepares nursing and health students for high-stakes exams and career success; and Sherpath, the personalised, fully integrated teaching and learning technology built specifically for health care education.
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