Age of Learning is a leading education technology innovator based in Glendale, California, with a talented team of more than 600 individuals comprised of nationally-renowned educators, curriculum experts, developers, artists, writers, designers, engineers, producers, product managers, analysts and marketing experts! Together we develop engaging, effective digital learning technology and content to help children build a strong academic foundation for lifelong success.

 

Our flagship product ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy® is a comprehensive online curriculum and the #1 digital learning product for young children. To-date, more than 30 million children worldwide have completed over 8 billion Learning Activities on ABCmouse. We recently launched Adventure Academy, the first massively multiplayer online (MMO) game designed specifically to help elementary- and middle-school-aged children learn. It features thousands of engaging Learning Activities—including minigames, books, original animated and live action series, and more—in a fun and safe virtual world. Other Age of Learning programs include immersive English language learning products for children in China and Japan; ReadingIQ, a digital library and literacy platform; and a groundbreaking personalized, adaptive digital learning system that individualizes math instruction for every child through AI-driven technology.

We are committed to helping all children succeed. We provide our educational programs at no cost to teachers, Head Start programs, public libraries, and other community organizations, and have served millions of children through these initiatives. We recently established the Age of Learning Foundation to expand this work globally.

 

As we expand our global reach and increase the educational impact of our programs, we’re looking for passionate, ambitious, and collaborative leaders to become a part of our growing team.

Age of Learning, Inc., is looking for an outstanding Research Analyst (full-time) to help conduct the analyses of quantitative and qualitative data related to the efficacy of our digital educational programs and curricula.The Research Analyst will be a key part of the Efficacy Research & Evaluation team, which designs, implements, and analyzes research studies that assess the effectiveness of ABCmouse and other Age of Learning products in improving children’s learning outcomes. Efficacy Research forms the core of Age of Learning’s work, as we measure our success by the scale of learning improvements that our products drive. Moreover, educational effectiveness is an essential factor that shapes our curriculum, product, marketing, and communications work.

 

This is an opportunity to contribute to building and refining a growing suite of research-based education programs that serve children not only in the U.S., but also in China, Japan, and other countries. The Research Analyst will be investigating and generating insights from 100+ million data points generated daily by millions of users worldwide. S/he will be a member of a valued team that is involved in shaping key company decisions.

 

The Research Analyst will work closely with team members and external research partners to analyze the quantitative and qualitative data collected from all of the efficacy research studies being conducted by the Efficacy Research team. This includes cleaning, organizing, coding, and maintaining all of the quantitative and qualitative data collected across efficacy research studies. S/he will also conduct preliminary descriptive analyses of data as well as appropriate statistical / qualitative analyses to draw insights and conclusions from the data for product evaluation and refinement. The Research Analyst will work closely with members of other teams to provide analyses of data from efficacy studies to support ongoing product and curriculum development, various proposals, marketing and communication efforts, and research dissemination work, ultimately to improve educational outcomes for millions of children across the world and establish Age of Learning as a thought leader in the fields of education technology and early childhood education.

Responsibilities - Data Collection, Management & Analysis

• Collect and extract data from various research studies and databases
• Employ a range of tools to clean and organize raw data (quantitative and qualitative) into files/formats that can be readily analyzed
• Conduct data validation checks to ensure that all data are error-free
• Produce descriptive reports of data, highlights on specific findings, and summaries of formative and summative data collection efforts 
• Conduct analyses to generate insights to answer various research questions, identify patterns in the data, and test hypotheses/theories

Responsibilities - Research & Collaboration

• Collaborate with teams of specialists in related areas (e.g., data scientists, data engineers, cognitive scientists, learning analytics researchers, curriculum specialists, game designers) to produce insights and actionable results for designers and developers
• Use visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, R) to clearly communicate relevant analysis results to both internal and external stakeholders
• Work with curriculum experts, designers, and product developers to conduct the appropriate analyses designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of specific aspects of products and produce insights for product improvement

Responsibilities - Desired Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree in education, psychology, statistics, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and research experience (Ph.D. preferred)
• Expertise and background in research design, evaluation research, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and various analytic approaches
• Experience conducting research on education technology products with children, at schools or in homes
• Experience working in an education technology company a plus
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently use various software to analyze and code quantitative and qualitative data (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, Dedoose)
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Snowflake, and other software to clean and extract data, analyze data, create dashboards, and other associated tasks
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for internal and external audiences
• Capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams
• Comfortable multi-tasking and working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

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