Evidence-Based Case Studies & Reports

MyCompLab from Pearson has consistently and positively impacted the quality of learning in the composition classroom. These reports present evidence of how MyCompLab 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 students have succeeded with MyCompLab:

• Brigham Young University-Idaho (PDF)
  Course format: Hybrid; one lecture, one lab, one day online per week
  Types of data reported: Student performance, student feedback
• NEW! Montgomery College, MD (PDF)
  Course format: Traditional
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades; Improvement in final course grades with increased usage of MyLab; Improvement in pass rates over semesters; Improvement in retention rates over semesters
• North Carolina Central University (PDF)
  Course format: Traditional, activity-based classes.
  Types of data: Improvement in homework grades, final course grades, and pass rates
• Texas A&M International (PDF)
  Course format: Hybrid; One day lab; one day lecture
  Types of data reported: Improvement in test averages over previous semesters; Improvement of diagnostic Pre-Test and Post-Test scores within a semester
• NEW! West Chester University, PA (PDF)
  Course format: Traditional
  Types of data reported: Improvement in final course grades