The coaching programme had a similar effect for FSM-eligible pupils as for their peers¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i2 For pupils eligible for free school meals, the effect was Hedges' g = 0.40 (95% CI 0.15 to 0.66, p < 0.01), and the difference in effect between FSM Ever 6 pupils and their peers was less than one mark. → Lord 2015

Evidence¶

Lord 2015¶

Lord, P., Bradshaw, S., Stevens, E. and Styles, B. (2015). Perry Beeches Coaching Programme: Evaluation report and Executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581144

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Pre-specified FSM subgroup analysis within the same RCT; Table 12 reports Hedges' g = 0.40, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.66, p < 0.01 for 67 intervention and 57 control FSM pupils. The report states the FSM-versus-peer difference was "less than one mark".

"The average impact on pupils from low income families was also five additional months' progress; the differences in effect between students who had been eligible for free school meals at any point in the previous six years and their peers was less than one mark."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Socioeconomic Status — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group

Related Claims¶

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