Ann: KNM Provides Monash University Validating Research Report, page-9

Straight from the announcement…… The important bit!


“LIMITATIONS - Low response rates from teachers and parents included in this pilot study reduce the confidence readers can place in these findings and limit our ability to draw meaningful conclusions from these stakeholders. Only two teachers participated in the study. The participating teachers agreed to the student participation over the research period but they did not participate in any pedagogical assessment or measurement. It is important to acknowledge that while all parents consented to their child’s participation, they did not actively participate in the study. Parents that responded did not get the opportunity to look at the KneoWorld platform extensively.

The data from parents thus needs to be viewed with a small degree of caution. Additional research, including larger samples of teachers and parents, is necessary to answer the original research questions from these stakeholder perspectives.

Incomplete pre and post assessment data was provided by Roosevelt Franklin School for the student participants included in this pilot study. Consequently, it was not possible to evaluate skill development in any subject domain for any of the student participants.”