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High-impact tutoring research
We invented high-impact tutoring as a core component of a school day, so that students can go deeper, teachers can move faster, and families can dream bigger. Several rigorous high-impact tutoring research evaluations found that students who received individualized math tutoring through Saga scored higher on exams, earned better grades, and were more likely to pass high school classes.
Saga meets national Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) evidence-based standards and is approved for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or other Federal (Title) funds.
Building a Sustainable Model for High-Impact Tutoring: Insights from New Mexico
High-impact live-online math tutoring has proven to significantly boost student performance in New Mexico when schools follow best practices and leverage strategic partnerships for curriculum and tutor training.
Study Shows Live-Online High-Impact Tutoring Increased NYC Public High School Students’ GPAs and Boosted Math Exam Pass Rates
Saga Education’s live-online high-impact tutoring model significantly increased NYC high school students’ math GPAs and Regents exam pass rates according to a study by MDRC. By blending remote live tutoring with computer-assisted learning, this cost-effective program offers a proven path to accelerate student learning and build long-term math proficiency.
Saga Math Tutoring Earns “Top Tier” Evidence Rating
Social Programs That Work released an updated evidence summary affirming the high effectiveness of Saga Education’s in-school math tutoring models. Based on three large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in low-income high schools across Chicago and New York City, the findings validate Saga’s impact on 9th and 10th grade students.
The Impact of Virtual High Dosage Tutoring in New Mexico
Since 2022, NMPED has been working with Saga Education and the Personalized Learning Initiative to stand up virtually delivered high dosage tutoring for middle school math across the state and study its impacts on student learning. This brief summarizes the findings for school year 2023-24.
Can Technology Facilitate Scale? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of High Dosage Tutoring
Research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and conducted by the University of Chicago reaffirms the impact of in-person tutoring on student learning. In a study of over 4,000 students, a high-dosage tutoring model alternating between in-person sessions and computer-assisted learning (CAL) showed substantial gains in math scores.
Human-tutor Coaching Technology (HTCT): Automated Discourse Analytics in a Coached Tutoring Model
This research paper discusses a new technology called human-tutor coaching technology (HTCT). HTCT looks at recordings of tutoring sessions and shows the information in a way that helps coaches give detailed advice to tutors. Researchers worked with Saga Education to test HTCT with coaches tutoring high school math in low-income areas.