SRSD combined with memorable experiences produced a large, statistically significant improvement in extended writing for pupils predicted Level 3 or insecure Level 4 at the primary-secondary transition¶

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q3 i3 In a randomised controlled trial of 261 eligible pupils, the intervention group scored 2.53 marks higher on extended writing than controls, an effect size of 0.74 (95% CI 0.26 to 1.22). → Torgerson 2014

Evidence¶

Torgerson 2014¶

Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Ainsworth, H., Buckley, H., Heaps, C., Hewitt, C., & Mitchell, N. (2014). Improving Writing Quality: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581140

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Primary analysis of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial using a cross-classified multilevel model, adjusted for predicted KS2 score, gender, EAL, FSM and month of birth, on 142 intervention and 119 control pupils. The report describes "a significant increase of 2.53 marks" and "an effect size of 0.74".

"There was evidence of a difference in extended writing score between the allocated groups, with a significant increase of 2.53 marks for those in the intervention group when compared with those in the control group (p=0.0 02, 95% CI: 0. 90 to 4.16). This relates to an effect size of 0.74 (95% CI: 0.26 to 1.22)."

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