Compelling new evidence that learning acceleration works, for all kids.

New research shows accelerating learning math works better than student learning through remediation

New research provides one of the first direct comparisons of remediation and learning acceleration, analyzing progress in math across 6,000 elementary classrooms over the 2020-21 school year.

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The research findings

Zearn's math acceleration resources helps accelerate learning for students, even during school closures

Students who experienced learning acceleration struggled less and learned more, completing 27% more grade-level math lessons than students who started at the same level but experienced remediation instead.

Accelerated learning helps engage students of vulnerable populations where access to teachers is more difficult

Learning acceleration was particularly effective for students of color and those from low-income families, completing 49% more grade-level lessons than those who experienced remediation.

Students from high poverty schools improved their math understanding over previously implemented remediation

Students from high-poverty schools were nearly 2x as likely to be remediated than their peers in low-poverty schools —even when they had already demonstrated success on grade-level math content.

The results are some of the first “empirical evidence at a massive
scale” that acceleration produces different, and more promising,
results than remediation, said Shalinee Sharma, Zearnʼs CEO.

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The results are some of the first “empirical evidence at a massive scale” that acceleration produces different, and more promising, results than remediation, said Shalinee Sharma, Zearnʼs CEO.

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Research from @Zearned and @TNTP shows that students who experienced learning acceleration struggled less and learned more than students who started at the same level and received remediation instead. See the findings: https://about.zearn.org/insights/learning-acceleration

Learning acceleration, defined

Zearn digital math lessons include visual models and representations of math concepts so students develop a deep understanding of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math.

A "just-in-time” approach that connects unfinished learning into the context of new, grade-level learning.

In learning acceleration, a third grade teacher starts with third-grade math content, and builds in key second-grade concepts when students need them to access grade-level learning. Check out our on-demand webinar to see learning acceleration in practice.

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