Observations suggested pupils were engaged by and enjoyed the summer school, with the interactive poetry approach appearing to motivate writing¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? Non-participant observations of two sessions indicated children were mostly well engaged and enjoyed the sessions, with the interactive approach in poetry sessions appearing to motivate pupils in their writing. → Torgerson 2014

Evidence¶

Torgerson 2014¶

Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Jefferson, L., Buckley, H., Ainsworth, H., Heaps, C., & Mitchell, N. (2014). Discover Summer School Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581103

q1 · i? · qualitative · r1

Process evaluation based on non-participant observations of two sessions (one poet-led, one teacher-led), undertaken by a researcher independent of delivery. The article states formal qualitative analysis of these observations was not conducted, so these are observational impressions rather than tested outcomes.

"Children for the most part appeared well engaged and to enjoy these sessions. The interactive approach in poetry sessions in particular appeared to motivate pupils in their writing."

Discussion¶

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