Inequalities in education Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Randomisation was undertaken at the pupil level using Stata software.
Pupils in the treatment group are expected to receive 23 hours of one-to-one mentoring in science over 23 weeks p
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASCENTS will be delivered by undergraduate students (mentors) to Year 11 pupils (mentees) In order to be eligible to take part, mentors must meet the following criteria: 1. Be in their 2nd or 3rd year of study during the academic year of mentoring sessions (i.e. 2019/2020) 2. Studying for a degree in a science-related subject that confers a BSc degree or integrated master’s degree 3. Minimum of a C grade in GCSE English, Maths and Science 4. Minimum of one A-level in either Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Psychology at grade C or higher In order to be eligible to take part, schools must meet the following criteria: 1. State, mixed-sex schools 2. Schools within the vicinity of the university partners in Lincoln, London, Leeds, Liverpool and York In order to be eligible to take part, mentees must meet the following criteria: 1. Be in Year 11 during the academic year of mentoring sessions (i.e. 2019/20) 2. Eligible for pupil premium 3. Predicted a grade 3 to 5 in GCSE science 4. Studying combined double award science (foundation or higher)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Science attainment: the baseline measure will be science attainment at Key Stage 2 or maths attainment at Key Stage 2 or English attainment at Key Stage 2 (the researchers will choose the measure explaining the most variance in science attainment at GCSE. This will be confirmed in the statistical analysis plan). The endline measure will be the grade achieved in Full GCSE Double Award Science. All data will be derived from the National Pupil Database (NPD). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Maths attainment: the baseline measure will be Maths attainment at Key Stage 2. The endline measurement will be the NPD variable that records the highest grade achieved in full GCSE Maths. 2. English attainment: the baseline measure will be English attainment at Key Stage 2. The endline measurement will be the NPD variable that records the highest grade achieved in full GCSE English. 3. Pupils’ progress to A- or AS- level science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) two years after collection of GCSE attainment data in 2022. The researchers will create a binary variable to indicate whether pupils sat an A- or AS-level science exam, which will act as a proxy for whether pupils go on to study science at A-level. This will be based on NPD-derived A- or AS-level attainment grades in any of the three aforementioned science subjects. Any science outcome indicating a pupil was graded or ungraded (A-E and N, Q, U, or X) will be classified as ‘progression to A- or AS- level science’, while not enrolling for AS-or A-level science will be classified as ‘did not progress to A- or AS- level science’. All data will be derived from the National Pupil Database (NPD) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactArnaud Vaganay
Outcome results
None listed