Financial incentives showed a positive but non-significant effect on GCSE Maths for pupils with low prior attainment¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 For low prior attainment pupils, the financial incentive effect on GCSE Maths was an estimated 0.14 effect sizes but not statistically significant. → 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

q3 · i0 · causal · r2

Sub-group analysis of the cluster RCT for 2,551 low prior attainment pupils in the financial-incentive arm; Table 1 reports an effect size of 0.14 (-0.02, 0.29) for GCSE Maths, not statistically significant, and 0.17 for English, also not significant.

"There was a positive impact of both the event and financial incentives on GCSE Maths for pupils with low levels of prior attainment – equivalent to about one quarter of a GCSE grade in Maths, although this is not statistically significant for the financial incentive treatment."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Event incentives significantly improved GCSE Maths attainment for pupils with low prior attainment at Key Stage 2 — related
• Event (non-financial) incentives show a small, non-significant positive effect on GCSE Maths attainment and no significant effect on English or Science — related
• Financial incentives for effort tasks show no statistically significant impact on overall GCSE attainment in Maths or English — a broader claim this one bears on
• Financial incentives significantly improved classwork effort across English, Maths and Science, with no secure evidence of impact on behaviour, attendance or homework — related