Context studies help us learn about the homes, schools, and other places where the materials we develop are being used. The more we know about where and how PBS KIDS games and other learning resources are used, the better we can design them so they make the greatest impact on children’s learning.

• Year One Context Studies Report (EDC/SRI, 2011)

  Through a large-scale survey, classroom observations, and focus groups of teachers serving low-income preschools and summer learning programs, this study identifies ways in which transmedia can best support learning in preschool and out-of-school time learning environments.

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• DLO Report (EDC/SRI, 2011)

  This study investigates how teachers use literacy and math digital learning objects—most of which were originally designed for use in home and other informal environments—in formal learning environments such as prekindergarten and early-elementary (K-2) classrooms.

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