Research

Our Commitment to Research

LeapFrog SchoolHouse is committed to demonstrating learning gains for all of our products through dynamic and scientifically based research. Our research department seeks to adhere to the United States Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse guidelines (WWC, http://w-w-c.org/), which calls for research to be systematic, rigorous and of open design (inviting peers and professionals to examine our methodology and raw data). The WWC also collects and validates examples of "gold standard" research to post on their website. The main goal of this framework of research is to gather information, explore relationships between variables, and identify causal relationships. The most effective way to examine causality is with experimental and/or quasi-experimental designs using randomized selection to identify matched sample and control groups. We have conducted, and continue to conduct, efficacy research in order to validate that our programs achieve demonstrable learning gains in the classroom.

We have an advisory board of educational experts who are at the forefront of their fields working with our editorial team to ensure that our programs are pedagogically sound. We are committed to providing classroom programs that represent the best and most current research based educational findings.