The ThinkForward approach was not ready for a large school-level randomised controlled trial¶

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q2 i? The pilot concluded the approach is not ready for a large school-level RCT, with data collection issues and targeting-versus-randomisation tensions to resolve first. → Demack et al. 2016

Evidence¶

Demack et al. 2016¶

Sean Demack, Colin McCaig, Claire Wolstenholme, Anna Stevens and Laura Fumagalli. (2016). ThinkForward: Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evaluation/projects/think-forward

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Key conclusion of the pilot evaluation. The report states it would first be necessary "to solve data collection issues and to develop an approach that allows the intervention to be targeted at pupils at risk of becoming NEET, while conducting a rigorous randomised controlled trial".

"The approach is not ready for a large school level randomised controlled trial."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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