Summative evaluation of PBS Kids Island: Usability, outcomes, and appeal

Author(s): Schmitt, Kelly L.; Sheridan, Laura; McMenamin, Katie; Linebarger, Deborah L.;
Date Issued: October, 2010
Publisher(s): Annenberg School of Communications (University of Pennsylvania)
Description: A study of the impact on preschool and kindergarten children's early literacy development, as well as the ease of use and appeal, of either PBS Kids Island, a pre-literacy Web site, or PBS Kids Island with additional support materials, based on parent and child questionnaires and pre- and post-intervention assessments for 48 Kids Island, 45 Kids Island with support materials, and 43 control group children
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Funder(s): United States. Department of Education ; United States. Department of Education ; United States. Department of Education
Source: Philadelphia: Annenberg School of Communications (University of Pennsylvania). Retrieved May 14, 2012, from the PBS Kids Web site: http://pbskids.org/read/files/R36_PBSKids%20Island_Summative_November2010_FINAL.pdf
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Early Literacy
Country: United States
States: ILLINOIS
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