I CAN Learn

Product or Programme · All products and programmes
Evidence · 3 claims (1 mixed, 2 against) · 5 studies (3 causal, 1 quant-synthesis, 1 review), q2–q3 · 0 of 5 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

I CAN Learn® is a self-paced, mastery-based computer mathematics curriculum developed by JRL Enterprises, Inc., with interactive lessons, placement-based learning paths, practice, quizzes, and classroom tracking tools.

Components

• I CAN Learn® self-paced, mastery-based computer math curriculum: I CAN Learn® is a full-curriculum mathematics software program developed by JRL Enterprises, Inc., delivered through "a series of computer-based interactive lessons that students work on individually at their own computers". Students typically begin with a placement test that customizes their lesson plan, and each lesson includes a warm-up, lesson presentation, guided practice, and a quiz to ensure mastery before progressing. Courses include Fundamentals of Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry, containing 20 to 180 self-paced, mastery-based lessons with multimedia content, plus a Classroom Explorer system for tracking attendance, homework, grades, and individualized learning paths. (I CAN Learn® Primary Mathematics)

Claims

• I CAN Learn® has no discernible effects on the mathematics test scores of eighth-grade students in primary mathematics courses [-S]
• Supplemental analyses of I CAN Learn® in alternate second-year samples showed no effects that survived multiple-comparison adjustment [-M]
• Only one of seven eligible studies of I CAN Learn® met WWC group design standards, and it met them only with reservations [~W]

Related Products and Programmes

-

Key Sources

• What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2017, July). Primary Mathematics intervention report: I CAN Learn®. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/676

Page metadata

Field	Value
type	product
id	i-can-learn
title	I CAN Learn
description	I CAN Learn® is a self-paced, mastery-based computer mathematics curriculum developed by JRL Enterprises, Inc., with interactive lessons, placement-based learning paths, practice, quizzes, and classroom tracking tools.
status	review
moved_from	element/ican-learn-mastery-based-math-curriculum
product_kind	software
generated	by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10
trust	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources	1 — what-works-clearinghouse-institute-of

Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.