Program Description
DreamBox Math is an adaptive, online program designed to complement classroom instruction. The program personalizes K-8 learning with a supplemental curriculum beyond instructional support software. Combining a motivating, game-like environment with a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum, it responds to learners’ actions and decisions by continuously adapting to support student competency with math concepts and promoting strategies for fluency and application.
Program Outcomes
The impact of DreamBox Math has been examined in two randomized studies. The first study occurred in three high-poverty charter schools in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 500 K-1 students, 87% Hispanic, 81% ELL, over 4 months. Students who used DreamBox Learning gained significantly more than control students on the Measurement and Geometry subtest of the NWEA MAP (effect size =+0.16) and scored higher on the test overall (effect size = +0.11). The second study took place in 24 schools across North Carolina with over 10,000 students in grades K-2 and 4-5. On the Number Knowlege Test, K-2 students in schools using DreamBox significantly outperformed control students (effect size = +0.12), whereas results on the North Carolina End-of-Grade assessment were not meaningfully higher for 4th and 5th-grade students exposed to DreamBox (effect size = +0.03). Averaging across studies and measures, the effect size = +0.10. In addition to a “Strong” ESSA rating, DreamBox receives a badge for having two randomized studies with significant positive results.
Staffing Requirements
Technology support staff may be needed.
Professional Development/Training
DreamBox Learning offers comprehensive professional development that is customized to the unique needs of each district, school, and teacher. Professional development can be received in person, online via webinar, and through job-embedded learning opportunities, to access PD courses that allow them to brush up on skills or learn new strategies for teaching a concept.
Technology
DreamBox Learning can be accessed on Mac, PC, ChromeBooks, or iPad. https://support.dreambox.com/hc/en-us/articles/204906318-System-Requirements-for-Schools