Rigorous, scientific-based research, has been conducted on Merit as a supplement to everyday instruction. Listed below are summaries of the research, as well as the research basis for Merit Software.

• Twenty-Four Week Evaluation of Merit Reading/Language Arts Software (2008)
  
  
• Making The Cut: The Impact of Merit Reading and Writing Software on Low-Achieving Middle School Students (2006)
  
  
• The Intervention That Adds Up: The Impact of Merit Math Software on Middle School Students (2006)
  
  
• An Evaluation of the Merit Reading Software Program in the Calhoun County, WV, Middle/High School (2005)
  
  
• Research Basis for Merit Software