This study is exploring the educational benefits and transferable skills of attending Code Club on year 5 primary pupils Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Through an RCT design, pupils will be allocated to an intervention group or a control group.
1. The intervention arm consists of attending code club (a weekly after school club that runs for one hour
Sponsors
Nesta
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schools were recruited to the trial if they met the following criteria: 1. Primary school in England 2. Could recruit sufficient number of pupils to the trial > 20 who were at the end of year 4 and who would like to join Code Club at the start of year 5 and who hadn't taken part in Code Club before. 3. Able to run a code club between September 2015 and July 2016 for the pupils assigned to the intervention group. 4. Willing and able to run a Code Club between September 2016-July 2017 for the control group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Schools in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 2. Schools that don't have resources to run a Code Club 3. Pupils who have attended Code Club before
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bebras Computational Thinking Assessment in September 2015 and three terms later | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Coding quiz 2. Attitude survey Assessed in September 2015 and three terms later | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed