FSM-eligible pupils made around five additional months' progress under TDTS (effect size +0.38), though this finding has lower security¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Pupils eligible for free school meals in TDTS schools made about five additional months' progress compared with similar pupils in comparison schools (effect size +0.38). → Pam Hanley 2015

Evidence¶

Pam Hanley 2015¶

Pam Hanley, Robert Slavin, Louise Elliott. (2015). Thinking, Doing, Talking Science: Evaluation report and Executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN54969918

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Subgroup analysis of the clustered RCT for ever-FSM pupils (285 analysed: 147 intervention, 138 control), effect size +0.38 (95% CI 0.15–0.62). The report itself flags that "this finding has lower security" because FSM pupils were unevenly distributed across schools.

"Pupils eligible for free school meals made five additional months’ progress on average, compared to similar pupils in comparison schools. However, due to the low numbers of pupils eligible for free school meals participating in the trial, this finding has lower security."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

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