Evaluation of Counting Collections

Evaluation of Counting Collections, a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial of a numeracy intervention for pupils aged 4-5 years

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN96349771

Enrollment

3600

Registered

2023-07-12

Start date

2023-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Mathematics approach to develope children’s number sense Other

Interventions

Counting Collections is a hands-on early mathematics approach to develop children’s number sense (understanding of numbers and quantity). It involves children using containers of objects (manipulative

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mainstream schools with at least 20 pupils aged 4-5 years old in September 2023

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number ability measured using the total raw score achieved on the Sandwell Early Numeracy Test B. The baseline measure is Sandwell Early Numeracy Test A. Outcome testing is scheduled for 8-10 months after baseline testing.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactMartin Culliney

m.culliney@shu.ac.uk+44 (0)114 2256072

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026