State Impact Research for Tennessee

How is using i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity associated with state test performance?

In Tennessee, in both reading and mathematics, students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity demonstrated higher state test scores and were more likely to be proficient.

To understand the association between the use of i-Ready Personalized Instruction and performance on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), Curriculum Associates evaluated TCAP scores and proficiency levels for 51,344 students in Grades 3–8 across 11 school districts. These analyses examined the difference in state scores and proficiency rates between students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity and students using the program less consistently, accounting for fall performance.

This study was designed to meet the criteria for ESSA Tier 3 evidence.