Research

Evidence is the product

Our research group defines how learning apps are designed, how outcomes are measured and how honestly results are reported back to the programs that fund them.

Researcher observing students during a classroom study

Learner-centred design model

Products designed around language, device class, prior knowledge and access rhythm rather than around geography alone.

Outcome instrumentation

Every build ships with pre-agreed learning measures, separated cleanly from engagement telemetry.

Classroom pilots

Two- to six-week studies with control cohorts, run alongside teachers rather than around them.

Ethics & consent

Child-data protocols reviewed per market, with data minimisation designed into instrumentation.

Publications & benchmarks

  • 2026Engagement is not learning: separating telemetry from outcomesWorking paper
  • 2025Shared devices, individual progress: modelling classroom tablet rotationMethod note
  • 2025Reading fluency gains in six low-resource languagesProgram study
  • 2024A design taxonomy for global learning appsOpen benchmark

Need an independent evaluation?

Our research group takes on a small number of external evaluations each year for NGOs and ministries.

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