Think Education. Think PBS

THINK EDUCATION. THINK PBS. AMERICA’S LARGEST CLASSROOM IMPACTS LEARNING

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PBS WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT MEDIA COULD ENGAGE, INSPIRE AND EDUCATE. RESEARCH PROVES THAT PBS CONTENT HAS EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACTS LEARNING.* • 92% of all studies focused on impact show positive learning outcomes when using PBS content across subjects

PBS LEARNINGMEDIA IS THE DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC MEDIA CONTENT INTO CLASSROOMS. • 1.6 million educators with registered access

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•9 4% of these studies show positive outcomes in learning and increase in knowledge about key issues when using PBS content across different audiences

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• Studies show PBS content is effective because it uses different media formats to reach learners individually in the ways that they learn best

BY EXTENDING OUR TRUSTED CONTENT ACROSS PLATFORMS, PBS IS REACHING LEARNERS WHEREVER THEY ARE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, INCLUDING THE CLASSROOM.

• 100k standards-aligned resources

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PBS LEARNINGMEDIA IMPACTS STUDENT PERFORMANCE WHEN OUR DIGITAL CONTENT IS EMBEDDED INTO CURRICULUM.**

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• 56% of the students showed an increase in critical thinking practices from pre- to post-test

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• 8 percentage points increase from pre- to post-test on content assessments across subject areas*** • Outperformed national assessment norms by 10 percentage points*** • Outperformed local (state) assessment norms by 11 percentage points***

TEACHERS VALUE DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND WANT MORE CONTENT.**** • 62% of educators want more content as new technology becomes available • 92% of teachers say that technology is a motivating and useful tool for students

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* PBS and Learning: 2015 Literature Review / ** On average / *** 2015 PBS LearningMedia Impact Study / **** 2015 Future of Digital Learning Survey