Achievements & badges

Grader A: hit

Open Badges proper stayed small (about 300k badges by 2014), but gamified achievement systems were widespread: ClassDojo points in 1 in 3 US schools by 2014; Khan Academy badges across millions of learners. Hit rests on the broader 'achievement systems' part of the reading.

Test: at least 5% of US schools or students used a badge/achievement system by 2014

• One Billion Points For ClassDojo (2014-03-12): ClassDojo (points/achievement feedback) used by about 2M teachers and 1 in 3 US schools
• Mozilla Open Badges (accessed 2026-10-01): Open Badges standard 2012; about 300,000 badges issued by 2014, i.e. small relative to student population

Grader B: hit

ClassDojo, a points-and-badges classroom recognition tool, reported use in about 1 in 3 US schools by 2013-14; Khan Academy badges also widespread. Narrower reading (credentialing Open Badges) would be weaker, hence some uncertainty.

Test: At least 5% of K-12 schools or teachers used a digital points/badge system by 2014.

• One Billion Points For ClassDojo (2014-03-12): ClassDojo awarding points/badges to students at scale; company claim of use in about a third of US schools
• ClassDojo (n.d.): Reported 1 in 3 US schools using it, 2M teachers, 30M students