Primary education in rural communities Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
In intervention villages, we will deliver one of the following two packages of interventions:
1. Supplementary teaching + learning material:
For each eligible school, the trial will identify a "Commu
Sponsors
Effective Intervention (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Village eligibility for the STRIPES trial is restricted as follows: 1. The village must be one of the 464 villages involved in the CHAMPION trial (registered with ISRCTN24104646) 2. The village must have at least one public primary school serving boys and girls operating in the 2007-2008 academic year and which is likely to continue operations during the following two years 3. There must be at least 15 children in standard 2, 3, and 4 in the school present on the day of baseline testing A child is eligible for inclusion in analysis for the trial if s/he satisfies the following criteria: 1. S/he is resident in an eligible village 2. S/he has been recorded in the enumeration as planning to be enrolled in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th standard at the government school located in her/his village in the in 2008/9 academic year 3. After the explanation of the trial, her/his parent or guardian does not choose to opt out
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Composite maths and language score from a test designed by an external agency. The primary analyses will be by intention to treat, adjusting for baseline test scores and taking account of clustering. All primary and secondary outcomes will be assessed during January - March 2010. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Children's individual test scores in maths and language 2. Costs of the programme All primary and secondary outcomes will be assessed during January - March 2010. | — |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed