Program Description

"SuccessMaker® is an adaptive learning system that provides all students with a personalized learning experience that adjusts in real time to their specific individual learning needs."

Cost

Must contact publisher for pricing.

Intended Population

• Intervention
• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Full

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Full

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Only one peer-reviewed article examining academic outcomes of students using SuccessMaker math was found by the NeMTSS team. The article lacked clarity in several domains (including measures used and experiment setting). Authors reported increased GPA scores for students in group receiving teacher-facilitated computer intervention (SuccessMaker); howver, no student scores improved to passing levels.

Study Citations

Gatti, G. (2011). Pearson SuccessMaker reading efficacy study 2010–11 final report. Pittsburgh, PA: Gatti Evaluation, Inc.

Powell, J. V., Aeby Jr., V. G., Carpenter-Aeby, T. C. (2003). A comparison of student outcomes with and without teacher facilitated computer-based instruction. Computers and Education, 40, 183-191.

Underwood, J. D. M. (2000). A comparison of two types of computer support for reading development. Journal of Research in Reading, 23(2), 136-148.

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• No studies met WWC inclusion criteria

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• Qualifying studies found no significant positive outcomes

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence