Evidence-Based Case Studies & Reports

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

• Shelton State College, Tuscaloosa, AL (PDF)
  Course structure: Lab-based classes
  Types of data reported: Pass rates; improvement in diagnostic tests
• California State University, Bakersfield (PDF)
  Course structure: Online, hybrid
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades; Improvement in final course grades with increased usage of MyLab; Improvement in pass rates over quarters;
  Improvement in retention rates over quarters
• Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN (PDF)
  Course structure: 1/3 lecture/grammar; 1/3 in-class writing; 1/3 MyWritingLab
  Types of data reported: Student performance
• Marion Technical College, Marion, OH (PDF)
  Course structure: Lab-based classes
  Types of data reported: Improvement in test averages and passing rates; improved success at subsequent credit-bearing courses in English

Student Survey Results

In June 2010, Pearson Education conducted a survey with students using MyWritingLab. In all, more than 440 students completed the survey. The results were overwhelmingly positive for MyWritingLab.

Read a summary of the survey (PDF)