Full research report
Small-scale pilot or full-scale national study
Can be completed in 18 months,
or can require up to 5 years
Study designed to meet What Works Clearinghouse
standards without reservations (ESSA Tier 1)
Brief or full research report
Rigorous study of comparison groups
Can be completed quickly with extant data,
but stronger designs can take up to 2 years
Study designed to meet What Works Clearinghouse
standards with reservations (ESSA Tier 2)
Evidentally Suite: Sequence of brief reports
Quick-turnaround and low cost
Can be completed within 1-9 months
Can be designed to meet promising evidence (ESSA Tier 3),
provides data to investors, and serves as a marketing tool
Logic Model and Annotated Bibliography
Quick-turnaround and low cost
Can be completed within 1-3 months
Designed to demonstrate a rationale for further research
funding (ESSA Tier 4) or serve as a marketing tool
From large-scale RCTs to QEs, these research studies are rigorous and meet WWC standards, as well as ESSA Evidence Tiers 1 and 2.
Our Evidentally Suite ranges from demographic profiles, to footprints, to usage and outcomes studies, to impact reports.
We design custom studies to meet any ESSA Evidence Tier or other requirements or needs that your organization may have. We can also help you with your own projects at any stage: from reviewing grant applications to assisting in data collection and analysis.
From large-scale RCTs to QEs, these research studies are rigorous and meet WWC standards, as well as ESSA Evidence Tiers 1 and 2.
We work with edtech providers and portfolio companies to improve their products.
We build tools for data collection, warehousing, analysis, and reporting for internal use by research partners.
THANK YOU. Two words that cannot possibly communicate the deep gratitude we hold for our partnership and your excellent work. I am eager to read the final report and share it widely, as your work has helped us identify patterns within and learn critical lessons from our data. Our ability to serve students has been vastly improved by Empirical's contributions. I look forward to our continued collaborative work and our next big project! Elizabeth Hearn, CREATE Teacher Residency
It’s not easy to get teachers to answer your survey, but Empirical Education have roughly a 95 percent return rate from teachers through their methods. Ruth Schoenbach, WestEd
We have used your demographic data report during our fundraising with impact investors, and it has always impressed everyone that we even have this info. We appreciate very much the timely information. Sabari Raja, Nepris
The BloomBoard-Empirical partnership is an innovative new approach that will help change the way our state personalizes the training, professional development, and calibration of our educators. Dr. Lynne Johnson, NCDPI
Using the scoring study to propel the development of observation skills has been amazing! Our feedback from participants has been overwhelmingly positive, and I'm confident that we'll continue to have...incredible results related to calibration growth. Kelly Montes De Oca, Bloomboard
The evaluation team, Empirical Education, has the expertise and experience to complete the project with a high degree of integrity. i3 reviewer
I have never seen such thoughtful and extensive evaluations. Dr. P. David Pearson, UC Berkeley