Teachers found Hero Elementary playlist hands-on activities easy to implement because materials were supplied and prepped.¶
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q2 i? Teachers reported that hands-on activity implementation was relatively easy when lesson planning materials and hands-on materials were supplied and prepped. → Li 2020
Evidence¶
Li 2020¶
Li, L., Luttgen, K., Huang, K., Weiser, G., Cornfield, O., Hess, H., Chow, E., & Schneider, M. (2020). Hero Elementary Playlist RCT Study in Formal School and Distance Learning Contexts. WestEd. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/dd/index.asp
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Teacher interview report from the in-school implementation section of a qualitative study of treatment teachers. One teacher explained, "Everything was already prepped", supporting ease of implementation. No effect size is reported; this is qualitative teacher perception data.
"I feel like we were really spoiled because we had everything given to us. Everything was already prepped. It was so easy to do it because everything was already prepped."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Teachers found the animated videos the easiest Hero Elementary component to implement virtually and fun and engaging for students, and described them as an equal, shared platform for students with IEPs and English learners — related
- Educators' adaptations of the modified Hero Elementary resources, including accommodations and modifications, provided students with greater access to the virtual learning content — related
- Teachers valued interactive discussion-based training but identified unfamiliarity with online resources as a challenge when transitioning to distance learning. — related
- Technical issues (login scanning, internet connectivity, projector setup, and glitches) frustrated students and created a significant barrier to playlist implementation — related
- The Hero Elementary playlist intervention showed no statistically significant effect on K-2 students' science knowledge (effect size 0.10, p ~ 0.38) — related
- Educators rarely facilitated connections between playlist activities or to students' lives; introductions focused on instructions and logistics, and debriefings were often unstructured reviews of the activity — related
- Digital notebooks presented technical difficulties with projection and loading during in-school implementation. — related
- Teachers reported the program was easy to implement and children enjoyed the activities, with modifications made for time, space, darkness, and plant-growth constraints — related
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Teachers found Hero Elementary playlist hands-on activities easy to implement because materials were supplied and prepped. |
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Teachers found Hero Elementary playlist hands-on activities easy to implement because materials were supplied and prepped. |
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2020 |
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2026-10-20 |
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