In a randomized study in three high-poverty Bay Area charter schools, K-1 students using DreamBox gained significantly more than control students on the NWEA MAP Measurement and Geometry subtest (ES +0.16) and scored higher overall (ES +0.11)¶
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q3 i1 DreamBox users gained significantly more than controls on the Measurement and Geometry subtest of the NWEA MAP, effect size +0.16. → DreamBox Math evidence summary 2024
q3 i1 DreamBox users scored higher on the test overall, effect size +0.11. → DreamBox Math evidence summary 2024
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DreamBox Math evidence summary 2024¶
DreamBox Math evidence summary. (2024). https://support.dreambox.com/hc/en-us/articles/204906318-System-Requirements-for-Schools
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Randomized study in "three high-poverty charter schools in the San Francisco Bay Area" with over 500 K-1 students (87% Hispanic, 81% ELL) over more than 4 months. DreamBox users outperformed controls on the MAP subtest with "effect size =+0.16" and +0.11 overall.
"Students who used DreamBox Learning gained significantly more than control students on the Measurement and Geometry subtest of the NWEA MAP (effect size =+0.16) and scored higher on the test overall (effect size = +0.11)."
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Related Claims¶
- DreamBox Learning produced a statistically significant positive effect on MAP overall math scores for K–1 students — related
- The DreamBox effect on the MAP Measurement and Geometry subtest was not statistically significant after WWC multiple-comparison correction — reports the opposite
- The DreamBox effect on the MAP Computation subtest was not statistically significant after WWC multiple-comparison correction — related
- DreamBox effects on the Problem Solving, Number Sense, and Statistics and Probability subtests were not statistically significant — related
- In a 24-school North Carolina randomized study, K-2 students using DreamBox significantly outperformed controls on the Number Knowledge Test (ES +0.12), while 4th-5th grade effects on the state End-of-Grade assessment were not meaningfully higher (ES +0.03) — related
- Zearn Math schools significantly outperformed control schools on NWEA MAP in a large Texas RCT (effect size +0.11 overall) — related
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In a randomized study in three high-poverty Bay Area charter schools, K-1 students using DreamBox gained significantly more than control students on the NWEA MAP Measurement and Geometry subtest (ES +0.16) and scored higher overall (ES +0.11) |
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In a randomized study in three high-poverty Bay Area charter schools, K-1 students using DreamBox gained significantly more than control students on the NWEA MAP Measurement and Geometry subtest (ES +0.16) and scored... |
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