Case Study: ChalkTalk achieves ESSA validation and evidence-backed impact with Instructure

ChalkTalk boosts ACT scores by 2.2 points with Instructure

ChalkTalk, an educational technology company, faced the challenge of needing to rigorously demonstrate the impact of its personalized learning tools in a crowded market. Proving product efficacy through objective, third-party evidence was time-consuming and costly. To overcome this, they partnered with Instructure and utilized its Evidence as a Service offering through LearnPlatform to attain the necessary validation.

Instructure's solution provided ChalkTalk with a dedicated team of research experts who built credible, ESSA-aligned evidence. This partnership allowed ChalkTalk to achieve ESSA Level III validation in a timely and cost-effective manner. The results were significant: ChalkTalk demonstrated an average ACT score improvement of 2.2 points and an average SAT score improvement of 160 points for students using its platform, gains that were multiples of the national average. This evidence directly led to partnerships and renewals with some of the largest school districts in the country.

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