Research About FLL

There is a growing body of research regarding the effects of FLL on participants. On this page you will find a sampling of this research. If you know of additional sources please email me and I'll add them to this list.

Research by Steve Coxon

Dr. Coxon is an Assistant Professor at Maryville University, where he is the Director of Graduate Programs in Gifted Education. He is currently working on a study of the effect of FLL on spatial learning in gifted children.

Research from the Center for Youth and Communities at Brandeis University

Executive Summary of Evaluation of the FIRST LEGO League "Climate Connections" Season (2008-09); Full Report

Evaluation of FIRST LEGO League Underserved Initiative

(I couldn't find a link to the CYC's original 2003 study - if you can find it, please send me a pointer. Thanks -David.)

A column from the "Pathways to Science" website from the New York Academy of Science

FIRST LEGO League and the Building Blocks of Learning Success