Maths test scores at Key Stage 2 Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Under the assumption that 100 schools are recruited, the IoE will decide in June 2013 which schools will be in the treatment group and which will be controls. They will do this approximately one week
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The Institute of Education along with the Chess in Schools team will define the population of interest. Specific geographical areas in England (certain Local Authorities) will firstly be selected by Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) where they have capacity to deliver the intervention. These areas are: 1. The City of Bristol 2. Hackney 3. Hammersmith and Fulham 4. Leeds 5. Liverpool 6. Middlesbrough 7. Newham 8. Sefton 9. Sheffield 10. Southwark 11. Tameside The Institute of Education will then produce a list of all primary schools within these geographic regions. Private schools and schools where CSC already operate will be excluded. For logistical reasons, it has been agreed that any primary school with four-form entry shall not be included in the evaluation. We have therefore also excluded schools with more than 90 pupils currently aged 11 from the sampling frame (working on the assumption that there are approximately 30 pupils per class within primary schools and that year group size within schools does not significantly change within a short space of time). Any school that CSC approaches with four form entry shall we excluded from the study. The population of interest will be further restricted to schools with a high intake of disadvantaged pupils, based upon the percentage of children receiving Free School Meals. (This has been set to at least 37 percent of Key Stage 2 pupils who have been eligible for FSM in the last six years or who have been looked after by the local authority continuously for 6 months) . Thus the population of interest is defined as all year 5 state school pupils within the selected geographic regions, who attend a one, two or three form entry primary school, with a high proportion of disadvantaged pupils and whose school does not currently run the CSC programme. This final list of schools produced by the IoE will contain approximately 450 schools and shall act as the sampling frame. CSC will then attempt to recruit 100 out of these 450 schools by the 3rd week June 2013. CSC will send all interested schools an information pack ? those that decide to take part will complete a consent form to participate in the study and allow access NPD form and an Excel sheet of prospective year 5 pupil information prior to randomisation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who are absent from school on the day of the test
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Children?s overall scores on the Key Stage 2 maths test. Key Stage 1 maths measured at baseline. Key Stage 2 maths measured 1 year after the end of intervention (June 2015). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Performance on Key Stage 2 English tests 2. Performance on Key Stage 2 Science tests (where available) 3. Performance on sub-domains of the Key Stage 2 Maths test (see page 24 of http://www.bris.ac.uk/cmpo/plug/support-docs/ks2userguide2011.pdf) Measured one year after the end of the intervention. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed