Today there are more platforms for educational media content than ever before. There are scores of cable channels, hundreds of computer games, thousands of apps, and millions of websites. One question that has never been answered before is: how much of this content is educational? This study concerns media used in the home. It is the first study we know of to attempt to quantify, on a national level, how much of children’s media time is devoted to educational content, platform by platform, age by age. It also provides a measure of parents’ experiences with the educational media their children use.

October, 2012.  Read the New York Times story on the national survey of teachers we directed for Common Sense Media, about how teachers view the impact of entertainment media on students’ academic skills and social development.

This survey snapshot for Common Sense Media surveys teachers regarding how they assess their students’ digital skills.