Evidence-Based Case Studies & Reports

MySkillsLab from Pearson has consistently and positively impacted the quality of learning in the composition classroom. These reports present evidence of how MySkillsLab 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

• San Diego City College, San Diego, CA (PDF)
  Course structure: Hybrid course: lecture/lab
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades; Improvement in standardized test scores; Improvement in drop/fail/withdraw (retention) rates over previous semesters