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The Research Behind Gizmos
Gizmos inquiry-based methods are rooted in powerful research to build deep conceptual understanding & student achievement in STEM.
Designed to foster deep conceptual understanding in STEM
Gizmos simulations use an inquiry-based approach to learning validated by extensive educational research as a highly effective way to build conceptual understanding in math and science. From powerful inquiry-based activities to opportunities to visualize data and experiment, Gizmos builds the skills students need to succeed in STEM.
Gizmos earned the Digital Promise Research-Based Design Product Certification, which recognizes products that center empirical research on learning in their design. The result is a growing body of rigorous efficacy research that shows Gizmos positively impacts student learning.
Efficacy Research Summary: Evidence that Gizmos Work
A number of independent studies by university-affiliated researchers over the past 15 years have demonstrated the efficacy of Gizmos. Research has found significant positive impacts from Gizmos on student achievement, classroom engagement, content knowledge, and knowledge application in math and science.
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Gizmos simulations bring many of Marzano’s nine categories of effective instructional strategies to the science and math classroom, including four techniques proven through meta-analysis to positively impact student achievement.
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How do Gizmos support student learning?
The Gizmos Difference: Inquiry-Based Learning
Since 1999, students and teachers around the world have been building understanding (and a love of math and science) with Gizmos hands-on simulations and labs. Gizmos are research-backed to create experiences that support analytical skills, inquiry, student achievement, and “what-if” experimentation.
A few of the key features in Gizmos that make a difference:
Gizmos are inquiry-based
Gizmos simulations use an inquiry-based learning approach validated by extensive research as a highly effective way to build conceptual understanding in math and science. With Gizmos, students learn by doing as they get hands-on with real-world problems.
Gizmos support experimentation
With an extensive library of Gizmos and STEM Cases, students and teachers can dive deeper into math and science topics through real-life problem-solving. Instead of skimming the surface, in-depth visualization and data analytics tools help students experience phenomena and concepts, capture and compare experiment results, make predictions, build skills, and share findings with others.
Gizmos set classrooms up for success
Using Gizmos, educators can save time and energy with extensive pre-made and customizable teacher and student resources. Gizmos align with learning standards and various curriculums and textbooks for enhanced learning outcomes. The simulations also support the three dimensions of the National Research Council's (NRC) Framework for K–12 Science Education: Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices.
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