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High-Impact Tutoring Characteristics

Cignition has earned the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) Tutoring Program Design Badge. This program has shared documented evidence that their program design fulfills the research-backed core characteristics of high-impact tutoring.

Please see Tutoring Program Design Badge  for more details about how a program earns the Badge and the Tutoring Quality Standards for more information on all high-impact tutoring characteristics.

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Portola Valley, California
Contact Name
Matt Kennedy
Contact Email
matt.kennedy@cignition.com

Program Overview

Mission

Building conceptual understanding, one engaged learner at a time.

Mission
Transforming how students view and learn math.
Program Description

Cignition delivers high-impact K-12 tutoring, led by experienced educators who produce proven, repeatable results in student success. Our research-based approach focuses on data-informed instruction and collaborative learning, encouraging student-to-student interaction to build deep conceptual understanding.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Year Started
2014
States of Operation
California

Students and Offerings

Most recent number of students served
8000+
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Subject Offered
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math
Languages Offered
English,
Spanish

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Virtual
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1 up to 4:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
Varies depending on student needs
Type of Tutor
Teacher
Percentage of tutors who can speak a language other than English
100%-English; 20%-Spanish
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
Parent
School
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
Variable depending on session size (1:1 to 4:1)

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation

https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/handle/20.500.12265/94

RCT effect size
0.46
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes