Event (non-financial) incentives show a small, non-significant positive effect on GCSE Maths attainment and no significant effect on English or Science¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q4 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q4 i0 Event incentives produced a small positive but statistically non-significant effect on GCSE Maths (effect size 0.08), with no significant effects on English or Science. → Sibieta et al. 2014

Evidence¶

Sibieta et al. 2014¶

Luke Sibieta, Ellen Greaves, Barbara Sianesi. (2014). Increasing Pupil Motivation: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581249

q4 · i0 · causal · r2

Cluster randomised controlled trial; 15 event-incentive schools compared with 33 control schools on an intention-to-treat basis. Table 2 reports an effect size of 0.08 (-0.01, 0.17) for GCSE Maths for all pupils, described as approximately one month's progress, and 0.04 for English, neither significant at the 5% level.

"There is some suggestion that when pupils were offered the incentive of an event or trip, there was a small positive impact on Maths attainment at GCSE , but this is not statistically significant from zero."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Financial incentives showed a positive but non-significant effect on GCSE Maths for pupils with low prior attainment — related
• Financial incentives significantly improved classwork effort across English, Maths and Science, with no secure evidence of impact on behaviour, attendance or homework — related