Supporting low attaining pupils in maths at age 6/7 (Year 3) Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Random allocation will be at the school level to avoid contamination, with schools randomly allocated to the treatment condition delivering IWM+A and schools randomly allocated to control condition de
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Classroom teachers will be responsible for selecting children to participate in IWM+A before the start of the trial (i.e. pre-randomisation). Pupils will be the ten lowest-attaining students in mathematics at the end of their KS1, according to the teachers’ judgements. In the previous trial, teachers were encouraged to consider KS1 results in their nominations. For the purposes of the trial, children will be identified in September of Year 3 (i.e. at the start of the school year). However, given that Year 3 teachers may not be familiar with their new class, the children’s former Year 2 (i.e. end of KS1) teachers will be asked to collaborate with Year 3 teachers to identify appropriate pupils. Teachers will be encouraged to use their own judgement, and may base this on their own evaluation of how children perform in the mathematics lessons and activities. In the efficacy trial teachers were asked to use KS1 assessments, but these were cancelled in 2021 as a result of the impact of COVID-19. For schools with more than one form entry, teachers of all the classes will cooperate and identify the 10 pupils showing lowest performance in numeracy across the year group. Schools will only be able to nominate 10 children, regardless of the size of the school.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Deafness, blindness, and/or physical restrictions that might interfere with a child’s ability to use the online games 2. Behavioural problems that might interfere with a child’s ability to work independently and in the same room as another child 3. Children whose level of fluency in English would prevent them from engaging with the computer games
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pupils’ number skills measured using the number skills subtest of GL Assessment’s British Ability Scales 3rd Edition (BAS3) at endline (at the end of Year 3) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pupils working memory is measured using the WM Battery Test for Children at endline 2. Pupils’ wider maths attainment will be measured using GL Assessment’s Progress Test in Maths 8 (PtM8) at endline 3. Pupils’ attention and behaviour will be measured using SNAP-IV Teacher Attention rating Scale at baseline (at the start of Year 3) and endline | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactElena Rosa Brown
Outcome results
None listed