For FSM-eligible pupils there was no evidence of positive impact on attainment or self-reported character attributes¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Repeating the main analysis for FSM-eligible survey volunteers found no evidence of a positive impact on academic attainment or self-reported character attributes. → Gorard et al. 2016

Evidence¶

Gorard et al. 2016¶

Stephen Gorard, Beng Huat See, Nadia Siddiqui, Emma Smith and Patrick White. (2016). Youth Social Action Trials: Youth United — Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581107

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Subgroup analysis comparing FSM-eligible survey volunteers in treatment schools with FSM-eligible survey volunteers in control schools, using the same outcome measures as the main analysis. No positive impact was detected; attainment estimates were negative but low quality.

"For pupils eligible for free schools meals, there is no evidence that the intervention had a positive impact on academic attainment or self -reported character attributes. Again, the attainment data suggests a negative impact, but the quality of this data is too low to draw this conclusion with confidence."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

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