North Carolina Statewide Study Summary of Findings North Carolina Statewide Study Summary of Findings Research & Impact Download the Full Report At-a-Glance Type: Case Study Time Period: 2016-2017 Source: Discovery Education Research & Analytics Grade Level: K-12 Products: Discovery Education ExperienceScience TechbookMath Techbook Share This Report Discovery Education Research & Analysis compared partner schools in North Carolina to non-partner schools to study the extent to which achievement on state summative assessments is related to partnership with Discovery Education.To accomplish this, Discovery Education compared the published school level data for the state of North Carolina for the 2016-2017 school year to a list of Discovery Education partners for the same time period, resulting in an analysis of achievement of DE partner schools vs. non-DE partner schools.There are 34 performance indicators that show that partner schools perform better than non-DE partner schools. This positive correlation between DE partners and better scores found in the overall sample also holds for several different demographic subgroups. Grade-Level Proficiency Results % of students who met the state’s GLP benchmark (2016-2017)
Bellevue Public Schools Project STEM Insights, Year 2 Bellevue Public Schools Project STEM Insights, Year 2 Research & Impact Download the Full Report At-a-Glance Type: Program Evaluation Time Period: 2018 – 2020 Source: GrantProse Grade Level: K-5 Products: Discovery Education ExperienceProfessional Learning Share This Report Bellevue Public Schools (BPS), located in eastern Nebraska, instituted Project STEM (Student, Teacher, Engaging Minds), a five-year program to expand STEM opportunities for military-connected elementary school students with a $1.25 million grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).The goal of Project STEM is to increase student achievement in math and science across all elementary schools within the district. The program began in the 2018-2019 school year and will complete at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. BPS identified three strategies to meet the grant’s program goals: in-class curriculum support, in-class technology support, and extra-curricular activities. The district partnered with Discovery Education and Edmentum to meet these goals.GrantProse, Inc. was contracted to conduct an independent program evaluation of the Project STEM grant. GrantProse produced a report on Year 2 implementation and another report comparing staff attitudes toward STEM instructional practices from 2019 and 2020 surveys. This document summarizes key insights from both reports.
Discovery Education Experience Logic Model: ESSA Evidence Level IV Discovery Education Experience Logic Model: ESSA Evidence Level IV Research & Impact Download the Full Report At-a-Glance Type: Logic Model Source: LearnPlatform by Instructure Grade Level: PreK-12 Product: Experience Share This Report Discovery Education engaged LearnPlatform by Instructure, a third-party edtech research company, to develop a logic model for Discovery Education Experience learning platform. LearnPlatform by instructure designed the logic model to satisfy Level IV requirements (Demonstrates a Rationale) according to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).To continue building evidence of effectiveness and to examine the proposed relationships in the logic model, Discovery Education plans to conduct an evaluation to determine the extent to its program produces the desired outcomes. Specifically, Discovery Education has plans to begin an ESSA Level III study.Because of the development of the logic model and the plan for an ESSA Level III study, Discovery Education Experience meets Tier IV evidence requirements in compliance with ESSA. Source LearnPlatform by Instructure, Researcher Andrew Scanlan, M.A., Associate Director of Research Molly Henschel, Ph.D., and Research Contractor Elizabeth Allen, Ph.D. “Discovery Education Platform Logic Model.” Discovery Education, May 19, 2023.