Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
slight improvement in reading and writing attainment for participants
Veränderung der schulischen Leistungen und Perspektiven
The evaluation sought to compare the literacy skills of pupils who attended the summer school with similar pupils who did not attend the summer school. The indicative effect sizes detected were 0.24 in writing and 0.21 in reading. This can be envisaged as saying that pupils who participated in the project made approximately three additional months’ progress compared to similar pupils who did not participate. However, the effect sizes were not statistically significant, which means that the differences between the pupils who attended the summer school and those who did not could have been down to chance.
Beschreibung der Aktivität
Discover Summer School programme
Aimed to improve the reading and writing skills of children during the summer between Year 6 and Year 7; The programme involved morning workshops focused on writing and poetry delivered by trained teachers, professional authors and poets, and enrichment activities provided in a four-week summer school.
Großbritannien
four weeks
127 pupils
between year 6 and 7
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Evaluierung der Aktivität
An individually randomised controlled trial design was employed to compare outcomes for pupils attending the summer school with outcomes for pupils in a ‘business as usual’ comparison group who did not attend. Eligible and consenting pupils were randomised on an individual basis to either the intervention or comparison group. At the end of the intervention period all trial pupils were asked to complete the Progress in English test developed by GL Assessment, with the primary outcome measure being based on two extended writing tasks. Pupils in the comparison group were offered additional reading and writing support delivered on one Saturday in the autumn term of 2013.
(1) estimated cost of the programme per pupil (2) cost rating
(1) £1,750 (2) High: up to £1,200 per pupil per year.