Participation in uniformed youth groups is associated with small improvements in self-reported self-confidence and teamwork¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2–r3 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Among survey volunteers, the intervention was associated with a small gain in self-confidence (effect size +0.10) and a smaller gain in teamwork (+0.04). → Gorard et al. 2016 (2)

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

Main ITT analysis comparing survey volunteers in treatment schools with survey volunteers in control schools, expressed as Hedge's g for pre-test, post-test and gain scores. The report states "a small improvement in self -reported non -attainment outcomes".

"Participation in the intervention is associated with a small improvement in self -reported non -attainment outcomes including self -confidence and teamwork. It is possible that these small effects are an underestimate due to technical issues regarding the groups of children that were compared in the analysis."

Gorard et al. 2016 (2)¶

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 · i1 · causal · r3

Summary table of the trial's headline outcomes prints the effect sizes for the two primary non-attainment outcomes: gain in self-confidence +0.10 and gain in teamwork +0.04. Both are small positive Hedge's g gains, with the self-confidence effect size +0.10 the larger of the two.

"Gain in self-confidence +0.10 N/A ££ Gain in teamwork +0.04 N/A ££"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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