This meta-analysis summarizes research studies of evaluations of a technology-based curriculum of the Lightspan Partnership. The curriculum presents for elementary schools multimedia reading, language arts, and mathematics content on CD disks that utilize personal and video-game computers. The game-like curriculum is appropriate for home or school use. The 10 studies included in this research synthesis had (a) experimental and control groups, (b) 2,760 students with complete testing information, and (c) varying demographic attributes. There were significant effects for the program in several domains of curriculum.
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