ational evaluation of the impact of code clubs
Completed
- Conditions
- This study is exploring the educational benefits and transferable skills of attending Code Club on year 5 primary pupilsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17195519
- Lead Sponsor
- esta
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Inclusion Criteria
Schools were recruited to the trial if they met the following criteria:
1. Primary school in England
2. Could recruit sufficient number of pupils to the trial > 20 who were at the end of year 4 and who would like to join Code Club at the start of year 5 and who hadn't taken part in Code Club before.
3. Able to run a code club between September 2015 and July 2016 for the pupils assigned to the intervention group.
4. Willing and able to run a Code Club between September 2016-July 2017 for the control group
Exclusion Criteria
1. Schools in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
2. Schools that don't have resources to run a Code Club
3. Pupils who have attended Code Club before
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bebras Computational Thinking Assessment in September 2015 and three terms later
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Coding quiz<br>2. Attitude survey<br>Assessed in September 2015 and three terms later