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¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 78.57% of families used at least two of the three app sections (Dive In, Ocean Guide, Activities), and 92.86% reported using Dive In. → Leones 2021 q2 i? Of families using Dive In, 73.08% indicated Let's Talk About It as the most helpful section, followed by Characters (15.38%), Clips (7.69%), and We'll Learn About It (3.85%). → 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 which app sections families used. The app includes three main sections: Dive In, Ocean Guide, and Activities. Nearly all families (92.86%) indicated using Dive In.

"Most families used at least two of the app sections described above (78.57%) while the remaining families used only one section (21.43%). Of the six families that used only one section, two thirds reported using Dive In with the remaining third using 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 ratings among 26 families using Dive In. Most rated the Let's Talk About It prompts a 4 (57.7%) or 5 (26.9%) on a 1-5 helpfulness scale, with a smaller percentage rating them a 3 (15.4%).

"Of the 26 families that reported using the Dive In section, most indicated the Let's Talk About It section (73.08%) as the most helpful section followed by Characters (15.38%), Clips (7.69%), and We'll Learn About It (3.85%)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Most families used the Activities section and rated it highly helpful, with many completing two or more activities — 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
• Families showed widespread variability in which Ocean Guide and Activities components they found most helpful, often citing child age and interest — related
• Attrition in the station study was higher than expected, and partial-data families rated app components slightly lower than complete-data families — related
• The usefulness of app components varied by child's age: conversation starters were too advanced for some younger children but helpful for older children — related
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