Evidence-Based Case Studies & Reports

MyReadingLab from Pearson has consistently and positively impacted the quality of learning in the composition classroom. These reports present evidence of how MyReadingLab helps students and instructors experience success.

About Efficacy Reports

Read our Standards for Efficacy Research report (PDF) to find out why Pearson is interested in efficacy studies, common study designs, and how Pearson can help instructors get started. Pearson adheres to the SIIA guidelines for evaluating educational technology products (PDF).

Efficacy Reports

• NEW! Vision in Action: English MyLab Products: A report on efficacy, Version 3.0 (PDF)
  This 2012 Vision in Action efficacy report, version 3.0, includes a brief history of Pearson's English MyLab suite of products, a description of Pearson's Standards for Efficacy Research, and offers a collection of 16 case studies and 11 success stories which illustrate the effectiveness of MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab, MyCompLab, MyLiteratureLab, MySkillsLab, and MyFoundationsLab.
• Raising the Bar, V2: A Compendium of Case Studies on the Effectiveness of MyLab and Mastering from Pearson (PDF)

Case Studies

Learn how instructors and student have succeeded with MyReadingLab:

• NEW! Reading Area Community College, Reading, PA (PDF)
  Course format: Online College Readiness course.
  Types of data reported: Grade distribution, student success, and retention comparisons.
• NEW! Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa, AL (PDF)
  Course format: Lab-based course.
• Merced College, Merced, CA (PDF)
  Course format: Lab-based course.
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades and pass rates.
• Northeast State Technical Community College, Blountville, TN (PDF)
  Course format: Web-based, interactive course instruction using only MyReadingLab (no text).
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades and pass rates.
• San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA (PDF)
  Course format: Hybrid course (part online/part lecture).
  Types of data reported: Lexile scores.
• Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ (PDF)
  Course format: Lab-based course.
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades.
  
• Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL (PDF)
  Course format:Hybrid course (part online/part lecture); highlights the improvement of Lexile measures.
  Types of data reported: Lexile scores.

Student Survey Results

In June 2010, Pearson Education conducted a survey with students using MyReadingLab. In all, more than 350 students completed the survey. The results were overwhelmingly positive for MyReadingLab.

Read a summary of the survey (PDF)