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Evaluation of the Research Learning Communities Intervention, that aims to improve teachers' understanding, engagement and use of research evidence in their practice

A school randomised control trial to evaluate the impact of the developer-led research learning communities intervention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14382473
Enrollment
110
Registered
2017-11-15
Start date
2014-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-04-27

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Conditions

Teachers' engagement with research and how that relates to pupil attainment at Key Stage 2 (age 11) Not Applicable

Interventions

Schools were allocated to treatment and control groups using the minimisation method in MinimPy, to ensure balance of school-level variables of size of school, %FSM, and attainment at KS2. The sample

Sponsors

Education Endowment Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were at school level: 1. Primary school with pupils at KS2 (age 11) 2. Head teacher and chairman of governors having signed Memorandum of Understanding. 3. 100% of Y5 and Y6 teachers in the school completing baseline teacher survey 4. 75% of KS2 teachers overall in the school completing baseline teacher survey

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Not having signed memorandum of understanding 2. Not having pupils at Key Stage 2 3. Not having enough teachers complete baseline survey

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pupil attainment at Key Stage 2 (age 11) in Reading, assessed using national Key Stage 2 tests: baseline Key Stage 1 data collected in May 2012 and Key Stage 2 data collected in May 2016

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pupil attainment at Key Stage 2 (age 11) in Numeracy, and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, assessed using national Key Stage 2 tests: baseline Key Stage 1 data collected in May 2012 and Key Stage 2 data collected in May 2016 2. Teacher engagement, understanding and use of research, measured using teacher survey in two rounds: July - October 2015 and July - October 2016

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactJo Rose
jo.rose@bristol.ac.uk+44 (0)117 331 4109

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026