Julie Martin, PhD

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Examining Family Playlists’ Impact on Student Social Emotional Learning and Science Mastery through Short-Cycle RCTs

In the spring of 2021, the national education nonprofit PowerMyLearning conducted a research study to examine the impact of Family Playlists on social emotional learning (SEL) outcomes and academic mastery. Family Playlists are interactive digital learning assignments that invite families into the homework process and empower students to learn by teaching their family members what they are doing in school. PowerMyLearning’s Theory of Change posits that Playlists have a positive impact on academi