ERIC Number: ED594258
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 74
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Preschool Teachers Can Use a PBS KIDS Transmedia Curriculum Supplement to Support Young Children's Mathematics Learning: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Summative Evaluation of the CPB-PBS "Ready To Learn Initiative"
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin
Education Development Center, Inc.
This report presents results from the "Ready To Learn" Prekindergarten Transmedia Mathematics Study, a principal part of the summative evaluation of "Ready To Learn," which is a partnership between the US Department of Education, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS. Researchers found that preschool children who experienced a PBS KIDS Transmedia Math Supplement developed essential early mathematics skills. The PBS KIDS Transmedia Math Supplement was centered around public media videos and digital games, played on a selected set of learning technologies (interactive whiteboards and laptop computers). The important skills measure--counting; subitizing; recognizing numerals; recognizing, composing, and representing shapes; and patterning--increased significantly for the study's four- and five-year-old children, who were from traditionally economically disadvantaged communities where children are often less prepared for kindergarten than are their more socially and economically advantaged peers. Also important, preschool teachers who enacted the PBS KIDS Transmedia Math Supplement reported significant changes in their confidence and comfort with early mathematics concepts and teaching with technology. [This report was co-produced by SRI's Center for Technology in Learning (CTL).]
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Young Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Numeracy, Economically Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Influences, Advantaged, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED); Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB); Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Authoring Institution: SRI International; Education Development Center, Inc., Center for Children and Technology
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York); California (San Francisco)
Grant or Contract Numbers: U295A1005
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/90092