Math learning,
researched in the real world.
MIND Education partners with researchers, districts, and educators to understand and improve mathematics learning. We build evidence-based math solutions, continually refined through rigorous spatial-temporal research and classroom impact studies.
Built on evidence,
shaped by classrooms
MIND Education began as a spin-off of the University of California, Irvine with a simple goal: help every student become the best possible math learner. For over two decades, we've built educational math games informed by evidence, shaped by classroom realities, and improved through continuous learning.
We conduct our own studies, collaborate with external researchers, and share findings and publications here. If you're interested in partnering — whether to pursue joint proposals, run experiments, analyze data, or develop new tools — we'd love to work together.
Rigorous inquiry,
real classrooms
From independent evaluations to peer-reviewed cognitive science — our work spans efficacy, implementation, and the learning mechanisms that drive lasting understanding.
Independent WestEd evaluations found positive associations between ST Math usage and state math assessments, with larger gains when implementation was strong.
Includes a California study (grades 2–5) and a cross-state analysis across 16 states (grades 3–5).
Study evaluating ST Math's implementation and impact found that students who increased weekly usage from fall to spring achieved greater math score gains, particularly those with lower initial usage. Overall usage varied widely and was generally below recommendations, with most differences driven by teachers and schools.
Data were collected in 13 school systems across the United States.
Connects embodied cognition research to practical learning design — showing how movement, gesture, and hands-on interaction can strengthen mathematical understanding.
Explores scalable approaches using touch and sensors (e.g., Gyro JiJi, Tap Tempo).
In a randomized study, researchers found ST Math improved students' math self-beliefs, and those beliefs were meaningfully connected to achievement.
Effects were strongest for students with lower prior achievement.
From your first message
to disseminated findings
Here's the shape of a MIND collaboration — seven steps that take a research question from initial inquiry to published, shared findings.
Share your research question, role, and what support you need.
Short conversation to confirm feasibility and shared goals.
NDA, DUA, collaboration SOW, and IRB coordination as needed.
Define study design, data needs, tooling, and fidelity expectations.
Launch, monitor, and iterate. Secure data transfer and storage.
Collaborate on analysis plans, pre-registration, and interpretation.
Papers, reports, briefs, presentations, and open materials.
Let's ask better questions,
together.
Whether you have a fully formed research proposal or just a curiosity you want to explore, we want to hear from you. Submit a brief interest inquiry to begin the alignment process.