Baltimore, Maryland – IXL Learningdeveloper of personalized learning products used by millions of people around the world, has revealed the findings of a Johns Hopkins University study that claims IXL Mathematics effectiveness in boosting student achievement. The IXL Math impact evaluation meets the rigor required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and What Works Clearinghouse Tier 1 standards for evidence-based interventions.
He Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at Johns Hopkins University conducted an independent randomized control trial in spring 2023 in Holland Public Schools in Michigan. The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of IXL Math on students in grades 3-5. Half of the classrooms were assigned to the treatment group and used IXL Math to supplement instruction, while the remaining students continued learning as usual.
He investigation revealed the following key findings:
- Students in IXL classrooms outperformed their peers in the control group: IXL Math students significantly outperformed the control group by an average of 10 points on the Star Math assessment.
- Underserved students made greater gains: The improvement in math performance was particularly pronounced among Hispanic, special education, English language learners, and FARMS student populations, with gains ranging from 13 to 17 points.
- A positive correlation between use and achievement: Use of IXL Math was significantly correlated with student performance on the Star Math and M-STEP assessments.
- Teachers overwhelmingly praised their IXL implementation: Approximately 90% of teachers reported that their implementation of IXL was successful and had a significant impact on instruction. According to teachers, the initial professional development provided by IXL was particularly valuable.
“We are proud that this expert-led study clearly confirms the positive impact of IXL on math achievement and places it within ESSA's highest level of effectiveness.” said Bo Bashkov, Research Manager at IXL Learning. “A compelling body of evidence from previous studies spanning 70,000 schools across the United States shows a remarkable pattern: schools using IXL consistently outperform those using other solutions. “This new report corroborates existing findings and further underscores that IXL empowers students and teachers to achieve greater success.”
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How IXL Helps Students Succeed in Math
IXL Math is an adaptive program proven to help students master essential skills. In fact, studies show that schools using IXL Math consistently outperform others, ranking up to 15 percentage points higher on state assessments. In addition to helping schools and students succeed academically, IXL can uncover hidden barriers to learning, increase teacher engagement, develop students' intrinsic motivation to learn, and more.
Comprehensive curriculum for deeper learning.
With more than 4,900 standards-aligned skills, IXL Math's K-12 curriculum promotes rigor by helping students develop a conceptual understanding of mathematics, develop procedural fluency, and address challenging problems that have applications in The real world. Each skill is adaptable and adjusts in difficulty to ensure students face the perfect challenge. Based on students' prior work, IXL generates personalized recommendations in real time that guide students toward the skills that will help them make the most progress.
IXL now also offers an innovative curriculum, Takeoff by IXL Math, to provide foundational instruction and help teachers differentiate a full year of daily math learning without any prior planning. The Takeoff curriculum equips teachers with everything they need to deliver personalized math instruction, including lesson plans, dynamic recommendations for support and enrichment, and ready-to-use unit assessments. These resources, seamlessly integrated into IXL's personalized learning platform, give students the support they need and show teachers instant feedback on their progress.
Accurately assess knowledge in real time
IXL's one-of-a-kind set of assessmentswhich includes the Real-time diagnosis and universal screener, works in conjunction with your math curriculum to provide educators with real-time information on performance, identify gaps in knowledge, and provide specific next steps to help each student grow. Additionally, IXL's comprehensive diagnostic reports allow administrators to easily identify students across the district who are working below grade level and may need additional support.
Support and empower students at every step.
Integrated educational resources, including more than 2,700 video tutorials For second grade skills through Precalculus, support students as they work independently and ensure they have the guidance to learn confidently.
Provide teachers with the knowledge they need.
IXL Analytics provides teachers real-time insights that identify pain points and monitor performance, allowing them to respond to student needs more quickly and facilitate significant growth. Administrators can use IXL District analysis and IXL school analysis to track student progress and teacher engagement, allowing you to improve the impact of IXL in your school or district.
About IXL
Currently used by 15 million students and in 95 of the top 100 US school districts, IXL is a comprehensive educational platform that provides a comprehensive preschool through 12th grade curriculum and educational resources, actionable analytics, and a suite of state-of-the-art evaluations. . IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. With more than 130 billion questions asked and answered worldwide, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. IXL learning product family it also contains Rosetta Stone, TPT, SpanishDictionary.com, english.com, Wyzant, Vocabulary.com, ABCya, Education.com and ai/”>immersion. For more information about IXL, visit www.ixl.com, facebook.com/IXL and twitter.com/IXLLearning.

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