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Sarah Nixon Gerard

Sarah Nixon Gerard

Researcher, SRI Education
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Publications

Early childhood learning and development publications March 18, 2022

Sparking Connections: Evaluations of Mobile Messaging on Responsive Caregiving

Elisa Garcia, Sarah Nixon Gerard, Claire Christensen, Tejaswini Tiruke, Carolina Zamora, Todd A. Grindal

Mobile messaging programs are a low-cost, scalable approach to building parents’ knowledge and capacity to support their children’s development. These programs directly deliver simple and straightforward information, tips, and activities that parents can incorporate into daily routines.

Education & learning publications May 1, 2021

Bridging the Digital Access and Use Divides in the Apple and ConnectED Initiative

Linda Shear, Andrea D. Beesley, Sarah Nixon Gerard

This report focuses on implementation of the Apple and ConnectED Initiative with respect to the dual digital divides along socioeconomic lines in access to technology and its use in instruction.

Education & learning publications May 1, 2021 Tech Report

The Apple and ConnectED Initiative: Research Study Methods

Linda Shear, Jessica L. Mislevy, Andrea D. Beesley, Haiwen Wang, Sarah Nixon Gerard, Carmen L. Araoz, Candice Benge

This report describes the methodology of Apple and ConnectED Research, a six-year study of the Apple and ConnectED Initiative that uses a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to tell a comprehensive story of implementation and outcomes.

Digital learning publications April 6, 2021 Tech Report

The Efficacy of Digital Media Resources in Improving Children’s Ability to Use Informational Text: An Evaluation of Molly of Denali from PBS KIDS

Claire Christensen, Sarah Nixon Gerard, Elisa Garcia

Informational text—oral or written text designed to inform—is essential to daily life and fundamental to literacy. Unfortunately, children typically have limited exposure to informational text. Two nine-week randomized controlled trials with a national sample of 263 first-graders examined whether free educational videos and digital games supported children’s ability to use informational text to answer real-world questions. Participants received data-enabled tablets and were randomly assigned to condition. Study 1 found significant positive intervention impacts on child outcomes; Study 2 replicated these findings. Combined analyses demonstrated primary impact on children’s ability to identify and use structural and graphical features of informational text. Results are discussed in the context of the scalability of educational media to support informational text learning.
A pre-print version of the manuscript submitted to the American Educational Research Journal is available on ResearchGate.

Early childhood learning and development publications January 1, 2021 Tech Report

Increasing State Leaders’ Collaboration to Support Families Experiencing Homelessness

Sarah Nixon Gerard, Faith A. Scheibe

State leaders have many opportunities to address the critical issue of family homelessness by supporting collaboration among diverse stakeholders; creating a culture of data sharing that facilitates discussion and action; and enacting policies across departments, agencies, and programs to support FCEH.

Education & learning publications January 1, 2021

1:1 Teaching and Learning in the Apple and ConnectED Initiative: Lessons from Early Implementation

Linda Shear, Jessica L. Mislevy, Andrea D. Beesley, Haiwen Wang, Sarah Nixon Gerard, Carmen L. Araoz, Candice Benge

This report asks the questions, what does a promising start look like and what types of support can enable conditions for success? We ask these questions through the lens of the Apple and ConnectED Initiative…

Education & learning publications November 7, 2019 Article

Helping parents effectively support their child’s science learning

Sarah Nixon Gerard

Examining the positive effects of educational media on young children’s understanding of science and engineering.

STEM and computer science education publications November 7, 2019 Tech Report

Early science and engineering: The impact of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! on Learning

Todd A. Grindal, Sarah Nixon Gerard, Elisa Garcia

Over 450 children living in low-income households across the U.S. participated in this study, which explores whether providing families with access to PBS KIDS The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ™ videos, digital games, and hands-on activities can help 4- and 5-year old children learn physical science and engineering concepts and practices.

Education & learning publications December 1, 2018 Book

Getting Ready to Learn: Creating Effective, Educational Children’s Media

Sarah Nixon Gerard, Kea Anderson, Claire Christensen, Elisa Garcia, Daisy Wise Rutstein

Getting Ready to Learn describes how educational media have and are continuing to play a role in meeting the learning needs of children, parents, and teachers. Based on years of meaningful data from the CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative, chapters explore how to develop engaging, playful, and developmentally appropriate content. From Emmy-Award-winning series to randomized controlled trials, this book covers the media production, scholarly research and technological advances surrounding some of the country’s most beloved programming.

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