Most families used the Activities section and rated it highly helpful, with many completing two or more activities¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 65.52% of families indicated using the Activities section; of these 19 families, 78.95% reported activities as the most helpful section and 68.42% completed two or more activities. → Leones 2021 q2 i? Families rated activities an average of 4.3 on a 1-5 helpfulness scale, with no families rating lower than 3. → Leones 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Leones 2021¶

Leones, T., Kamdar, D., Huynh, K., Gedney, M., & Dominguez, X. (2021). Splash and Bubbles for Parents App: Station Study Report [Project Report]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/120

q2 · i? · design · r2

Survey data on Activities section use among 19 families. By interview time, a slightly higher percentage (75.86%) mentioned using Activities, including four who had not used it at survey time.

"Approximately two thirds of the families (65.52%) indicated using the Activities section on their survey. Of these 19 families, a majority (78.95%) reported the activities as the most helpful section followed by the Photo Journal (21.05%). Over two thirds (68.42%) indicated completing two or more activities"

Leones 2021 (2)¶

Leones, T., Kamdar, D., Huynh, K., Gedney, M., & Dominguez, X. (2021). Splash and Bubbles for Parents App: Station Study Report [Project Report]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/120

q2 · i? · design · r2

Survey helpfulness ratings for the Activities section. These are descriptive averages with no inferential test reported.

"Families were asked to rate how much they think the activities support parents to help children learn about science on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 means very helpful) on the survey. The average rating was 4.3 with no families rating lower than 3."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In interviews, families who used the app's features more extensively seemed to have better internalized its purpose, and those who explored it most reported stronger self-reported changes in joint media engagement and science — related
• Families used multiple sections of the Splash and Bubbles for Parents app, with Dive In the most used and Let's Talk About It conversation starters rated most helpful within it — related
• Nearly all participating families reported using the Splash and Bubbles for Parents app and found it helpful for supporting children's science learning — a broader claim this one bears on
• Attrition in the station study was higher than expected, and partial-data families rated app components slightly lower than complete-data families — related
• Families who used the app's features more extensively reported stronger changes in joint media engagement and science — related
• Over 70% of participants in the field and station studies rated the app a 4 or 5 for supporting children's science learning — related
• Families showed widespread variability in which Ocean Guide and Activities components they found most helpful, often citing child age and interest — related