Where the Math Gap Is Widest: Measurement Skills Among Middle School Students New data from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals a startling reality: the widest achievement gaps for marginalized middle schoolers aren’t in algebra or geometry, but in the foundational area of measurement. In a new report, “Where the Math Gap […]
ICYMI: Beyond The Test Scores: How LEVI Is Addressing Math’s Deeper Challenge
This blog post is based on a column that originally ran in The 74 on Feb. 5, 2026. In a landscape often dominated by sobering headlines about national test scores, a recent op-ed of math achievement on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) by L Burleigh, unearthed an underlying issue: the “math problem” in […]
Eedi Showing How AI Tutoring Can Deliver Personalized Learning Safely And Effectively
Education technology applications are continually being invented, and recent AI innovations have only increased that rate of innovation. While there are widely-accepted approaches to evaluate stable, late-stage products (e.g., Randomized Controlled Trials), there is much less clarity about how to conduct these evaluations at earlier stages of development. Given the potential risks in AI-powered solutions due to potential hallucinations and concerns about fairness, early evaluations are more important than ever.
AI Tutoring Can Safely And Effectively Support Students: An Exploratory RCT In UK Classrooms
AI Tutoring Can Safely And Effectively Support Students: An Exploratory RCT In UK Classrooms LearnLM Team, Google & Eedi One-to-one tutoring is widely considered the gold standard for personalized education, yet it remainsprohibitively expensive to scale. To evaluate whether generative AI might help expand access to thisresource, we conducted an exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT) […]
A Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Eedi On Raising Attainment In Mathematics At KS3 (Year 7)
A Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Eedi On Raising Attainment In Mathematics At KS3 (Year 7) Executive Summary This report evaluates the impact of Eedi, a digital mathematics platform, on raising maths attainment among Key Stage 3 students (Year 7). Eedi is an innovative EdTech platform offering over 60,000 diagnostic maths questions and engaging […]
Designing Safe And Relevant Generative Chats For Math Learning In Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Designing Safe And Relevant Generative Chats For Math Learning In Intelligent Tutoring Systems Abstract Large language models (LLMs) are flexible, personalizable, and available, which makes their use within Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) appealing. However, their flexibility creates risks: inaccuracies, harmful content, and non-curricular material. Ethically deploying LLM-backed ITSs requires designing safeguards that ensure positive experiences […]
Improving Hybrid Human-AI Tutoring By Differentiating The Human Tutor’s Role Based On Student Need
Improving Hybrid Human-AI Tutoring By Differentiating The Human Tutor’s Role Based On Student Need Hybrid human-AI tutoring research highlights the promise of scaling personalized learning by combining adaptive AI tutor support with personalized instructional and motivational guidance from human tutors. However, emerging evidence suggests that human-AI tutoring is more beneficial for lower-performing students than higher-performing […]
Improving The Validity Of Automatically Generated Feedback Via Reinforcement Learning
Improving The Validity Of Automatically Generated Feedback Via Reinforcement Learning Abstract Automatically generating feedback via large language models (LLMs) in intelligent tutoring systems and online learning platforms has the potential to improve the learning outcomes of many students. However, both feedback generation and evaluation are challenging: feedback content has to be valid especially in subjects […]
Students’ Perceived Roles, Opportunities, And Challenges Of A Generative AI-Powered Teachable Agent: A Case Of Middle School Math Class
Students’ Perceived Roles, Opportunities, And Challenges Of A Generative AI-powered Teachable Agent: A Case Of Middle School Math Class Abstract Ongoing advancements in Generative AI (GenAI) have boosted the potential of applying long-standing “learning-by-teaching” practices in the form of a teachable agent (TA). Despite the recognized roles and opportunities of TAs, less is known about […]
Effective And Scalable Math Support: Experimental Evidence On The Impact Of An AI- Math Tutor In Ghana
Effective And Scalable Math Support: Experimental Evidence On The Impact Of An AI- Math Tutor In Ghana Abstract This study is a preliminary evaluation of the impact of receiving extra math instruction provided by Rori, an AI-powered math tutor accessible via WhatsApp, on the math performance of approximately 500 students in Ghana. Students assigned to […]