Rooted
in Research

Rooted
in Research

The MARIO Framework: Why It Works

The MARIO Framework® pedagogy is founded on what science has revealed about learning – including
disciplines concerning the whole person and the ways we gain mastery.

Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Exciting new neuroscience research shows how one-to-one conversations like those in The MARIO Framework transform the neurophysiology of the speakers, strengthening the junctions between different regions of their brains.
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Medical Research

Medical Research

Insights from medicine inform our emphasis on the relationship between educator and learner. It’s grounded in how “exceptional potential” arises from the careful listening of the medical practitioner to the patient.
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Design Thinking

Design Thinking

Knowledge from design thinking informs our iterative, student-centered approach to goal setting and outcomes improvement.
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Ecological Systems Theory

Ecological Systems Theory

Ecological systems theory sets the context in which we measure our learners’ progress by cultivating their self-awareness.
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Psychology

Psychology

Psychology, particularly research in sociolinguistics, reveals how MARIO’s one-to-one learning facilitates the best outcomes via a flexible combination of educational psychology paradigms.
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Our Supporting Academic Researchers

These academic researchers support our mission to help bridge the gap between educational researchers and practitioners. Together with MARIO, they are committed to empowering and inspiring more educators to become teacher-researchers.

Explore Our Peer-Reviewed 6-Year Retrospective Study

The results of this study suggest that brief and targeted one-to-one conversations occurring every class period result in statistically significant gains in student academic outcomes as measured by GPA. Specifically, students who were in the Intensive Studies course that included the brief, one-to-one conversations, called the MARIO intervention, showed higher GPA in core courses than students in the control Intensive Studies course.

Emily Farrar

Director of Scientific Affairs at Boston Strategic Partners

Dr. Katie Novak

Author & Founder of Novak Education

Philip Bowman

Co-Founder & CEO of MARIO Education

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Get The Latest Education Research

We understand that educators are pressed for time. To help, our team reviews recently published studies on a monthly basis and posts key findings and potenti

How Productive Is the Productive Struggle?

Learning Environment. Metacognition The purpose of this study was to conduct a scoping review of the literature on ‘productive struggle’ in mathematics education. The review

How Accurate Are Our Students?

Self-Assessment This study aims to examine the available empirical evidence regarding the accuracy of self-assessment and its effects, as well as to identify potential factors,

How Productive Is the Productive Struggle?

Learning Environment. Metacognition The purpose of this study was to conduct a scoping review of the literature on ‘productive struggle’ in mathematics education. The review

How Accurate Are Our Students?

Self-Assessment This study aims to examine the available empirical evidence regarding the accuracy of self-assessment and its effects, as well as to identify potential factors,