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Findings from a study of the implementation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program, a transmedia curriculum for summer programs with a focus on math and literacy skills, and of the relationship of participation in the program to teaching outcomes and to children's math and literacy outcomes, based on surveys from and interviews with 152 6- to 8-year-old children and 16 teachers at 12 summer programs; and findings from an evaluation of six transmedia gaming suites, which are videos and computer games linked to established children's educational shows and characters, that examines student learning and engagement, as well as usability and technical issues, based on pilot testing in California on 56 children in two preschool classrooms, 45 children in three first grade classrooms, and 45 children in two out-of-school time programs
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