Nearly all teachers implemented the TEC Summer Learning Program as planned despite wide variation in program conditions¶

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Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Nearly all participating teachers implemented the program as planned despite diversity in class size, teacher experience, and program type. → McCarthy 2011 q2 i? Student outcomes were consistently positive even with variations in training and number of episodes delivered. → McCarthy 2011 (2)

Evidence¶

McCarthy 2011¶

McCarthy, B., Michel, L., Tiu, M., Atienza, S., Rice, J., Nakamoto, J., & Tafoya, A. (2011). Evaluation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED533408

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Implementation findings from classroom observations and teacher interviews across the 12 sites: "nearly all participating teachers implemented the TEC Summer Learning Program as planned" despite program diversity.

"Despite the diversity of the programs (with regard to class size, teacher experience, type of program, etc.), nearly all participating teachers implemented the TEC Summer Learning Program as planned."

McCarthy 2011 (2)¶

McCarthy, B., Michel, L., Tiu, M., Atienza, S., Rice, J., Nakamoto, J., & Tafoya, A. (2011). Evaluation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED533408

q2 · i? · design · r2

The report states "Student outcomes were consistently positive, even with variations in the training teachers received and the delivery of the number of episodes." Reported obstacles included inconsistent attendance, technical difficulties running Prankster Planet, and student lack of computer knowledge.

"Student outcomes were consistently positive, even with variations in the training teachers received and the delivery of the number of episodes of The Electric Company ."

Discussion¶

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