Topic outline

  • ARC Research Team

    The mission of the ARC Research Team is to research, design, and develop technology-based services for adult learners, their teachers/tutors, and the programs that support them.

    The ARC Team aims to make digital learning accessible with free assessment tools, learning apps, and education/training materials.

    Visit our website to get more information on how to access:

    • AutoTutor for Adult Reading Comprehension - a free, web-based intelligent tutoring system to enhance adults reading comprehension skills and strategies.
    • SARA - a free, web-based assessment for diagnosing learners’ strengths and weaknesses in reading literacy.
    • Tutorials, Training, Webinars, & Research Resources - for professional development or personal curiosity about our work.

    The ARC Team is housed at the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) at the University of Memphis.

    Project Contributors

    John Sabatini
    University of Memphis
    Daphne Greenberg
    Georgia State University
    Art Graesser
    University of Memphis (Emeritus)
    Tenaha O’Reilly
    ETS
    Xiangen Hu
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Inventors of AutoTutor Systems

    Art Graesser, University of Memphis
    Xiangen Hu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Zhiqiang Cai, University of Wisconsin

    Design Team

    Colin Carmon John Hollander E. Halle Smith Keith Shubeck Blake Telfer
    University of Memphis

    If you have questions about using AutoTutor and need help, send an email message to read.autotutor@gmail.com.