A multi-site randomized controlled trial found Woot Math's adaptivity contributed significant effects in learning and retention¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on a source with no registered publication record (a web page, book or unpublished report). It is kept because 2 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

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q3 i? Woot Math reports that a multi-site randomized controlled trial demonstrated its adaptivity feature contributed significant effects in student learning and retention. → Digital Promise 2015

Evidence¶

Digital Promise 2015¶

Digital Promise. (2015). Using Research in Ed Tech: The what, how, and why of research-based product development. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/f25f7b43-06d9-4732-908b-7409f79b0a91

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Company-reported evaluation study: Woot Math, funded by an NSF SBIR grant, conducted a multi-site randomized controlled trial of its adaptivity feature. The company reports "significant effects in learning and retention" and claims the results "establish a causal relationship"; no effect sizes or sample sizes are printed in the guide.

"We conducted a multi- site randomized controlled trial that demonstrated that Woot Math’s adaptivity (i.e., its ability to adjust to a student’s needs) contributed significant effects in learning and retention."

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