Summative Report :: Apley, A. (2007). DragonflyTV: Going Places in Science Children's Viewing Study. [RMC Research Corporation] Twin Cities Public Television.

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Project Name	DragonflyTV: Going Places in Science
Project Lead	Twin Cities Public Television
Project Website	http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/
Associated Grant	#0610429
Report Author(s)	Alice Apley
Evaluation Organization(s)	RMC Research Corporation
Download Report	report_215.PDF

Summary

In March 2007, RMC Research Corporation completed work on a study of children's responses to a selection of DragonflyTV (DFTV) video segments as one part of the Summative Evaluation of the DragonflyTV GPS: Going Places in Science TV series1. This report presents findings from the Children's Viewing Study, which includes two distinct goals. The first goal addresses the qualities and characteristics of science television which contribute to effective educational television experiences for children. This study offered the first in an iterative process aimed at
gaining a deeper understanding of the components that make up effective children's science television. The second goal looked specifically at children's attitudes towards science centers and experiments and how these were impacted by viewing DragonflyTV GPS segments.

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