The team of Education Specialists who create the math content are former educators.
Together, they regularly create content — researching learning standards and building content down into bite-sized skills that students can practice on their way to master learning.
Using their experience as classroom educators, they develop question hints to ensure students receive accessible and appropriate scaffolding and content rigor.
Prodigy offers 1,500+ math skills ranging from first- to third-level DOK. On the lower end, students practice fluency and knowledge of basic concepts and routine procedures. On the higher end, they interpret and understand what the question is asking.
Educators and parents can use Prodigy as they work to support learners' understanding of the underlying math principles to ensure students don’t just grasp new knowledge — but learn to apply it, too.
When it came time for Prodigy to design a second game, it came naturally for us to take a research-first approach. Starting with the Language and Reading threads within Common Core standards, Prodigy English is powered by the idea that digital games help students learn content and also increase their motivation.
This app provided a sufficiently challenging learning environment, positive feedback and rewards, friendly competition among students, adjusted questions based on student skill-level and constructive feedback.
On average, students who cited low math enjoyment when they started using Prodigy Math saw their level of math enjoyment increase in just a few months.
In one study, students who used Prodigy the most saw the greatest improvement than those that didn't.
Students with 10% higher response accuracy on questions within Prodigy Math was associated with 3.7% higher test scores.
Students at Clifton Public Schools in New Jersey completed 68% more math skills (on average) on Prodigy Math in 2019-20 than in 2018-19.
In 3rd grade, high-usage economically disadvantaged students have a 15% higher median STAAR score than the low-usage group.
Compared to traditional instruction, digital game-based learning has shown to be more effective in improving students’ mathematical learning.
Progress monitoring – especially integrated with technology – is a viable practice teachers and school administrators can implement to overcome the obstacles in learning.
"Students are most confident because of the extra practice they received with Prodigy. My students typically score higher than others on district screeners and math benchmarks because I am able to individualize and differentiate instruction using the Prodigy reports."
"I've seen a 45% increase in my standardized testing scores thanks to playing at least 25 minutes a day in Prodigy. The bulk of their Prodigy time is in the morning when their mind is still fresh for learning and it also helps them get settled in for the rest of the day's learning."
"Struggling students love Prodigy. They think they're playing a game, but in reality, they are learning and practicing. Some of my heaviest users of Prodigy have become my best students. There is a positive correlation between Prodigy usage and student performance."
