ELL Students Using DreamBox Math Demonstrate Significant Growth on End-of-Year Assessments
At-a-Glance
Type:
Research Brief
Time Period:
2021 – 2022
Source:
Discovery Education
Product:
DreamBox Math
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When a large Northern California district piloted DreamBox Math in 2019, they didn’t anticipate the shift to remote learning in 2020. To meet the new challenge, leaders expanded DreamBox Math to all K–8 students for three years, recognizing it would be critical for supporting learning beyond the classroom. This multi-year commitment gave educators and students time to fully integrate the solution, while allowing the district to analyze efficacy data and measure success over time.
The district partnered with DreamBox research team in 2022 to explore the impact of DreamBox Math. By analyzing 2021-2022 usage compared with STAR Math achievement results from fall 2021 and spring 2022, the teams believed they could determine if DreamBox Math had an impact on: Standardized test achievement, students across grades K-8 and achievement levels, students who are English Language Learners, and students who qualify for FRL.
Significant Results for ELL Students
Nearly one-third of the student population in the district is English Language Learners. Data shows that ELL students in grades 1-8 who completed about one hour of DreamBox Math per week demonstrated 8 percentile points more growth on the end-of-year assessments than students who did not use the program. This significant increase was also evident across all starting achievement levels, all grades, and for students who qualify for FRLP.
