Research & Impact
Case Study
LearnPlatform by Instructure
K-8
2022-2023
DreamBox Math
In 2023, Discovery Education partnered with LearnPlatform, a third-party edtech research company, to explore the impact of DreamBox Math on K-5 student achievement in a large North Carolina school district, as measured by the NWEA MAP® scores and end-of-grade (EOG) state assessment math scores.
The hypothesis was that measurable student growth could be achieved with the differentiation, scaffolding, and continuous formative assessments built into DreamBox Math.
LearnPlatform designed the study to satisfy Level III requirements (Promising Evidence) according to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Access the full report or download a brief summary.
This study included 57,000+ students in grades K-8 across 161 schools from a large school district in North Carolina. Researchers conducted analyses by grade band to allow for better interpretability of findings. Since G6-8 was just 6% of the data sample and the main implementation was for elementary grades, the findings are for G1-5. To see findings for G6-8, see Appendix E in the full report.
DreamBox Math Usage Groups:
Students in K-5 Who Completed:
LearnPlatform by Instructure, Researchers Alexandra Lee, Ph.D. and Meetal Shah, Ph.D. “DreamBox Math (2022-23) Study Type: ESSA Evidence Level III”. July 1, 2024.