Investigating the impact of the Maths-Whizz intelligent tutoring programme on maths attainment for Year 2 - 5 pupils
- Conditions
- To improve maths attainment amongst all Year 2 to Year 5 pupils.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13444898
- Lead Sponsor
- Education Endowment Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 11883
School inclusion criteria:
1.Be an Infant or Primary school with children in Years 2, 3, 4 and 5 as of 1 September 2024
2.Have a suitable level of IT provision including devices such as tablets/laptops/desktops and sufficient wi-fi capacity (0.5 Mbps internet connection per concurrent pupil)
3.Agree to contribute £500 towards the cost of the programme (usual cost £1875 per school plus £25 per pupil per year)
Pupil inclusion criteria:
4.Attendance at a school that meets the above criteria
5.Completing Year 2, 3, 4 or 5 during the 2024/2025 academic year
School exclusion criteria:
1.Not have mixed year group maths teaching (i.e. children who are from more than one-year group within the same maths class) in any of Years 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the 2024-25 academic year even if the year groups are mixed.
2.Not have implemented Maths-Whizz or any Whizz associated services in the 2023-24 academic year.
3.Not be participating in another EEF-funded trial in the 2024-25 academic year.
Pupil exclusion criteria:
4.In Reception Year, Year 1 or Year 6
5.Pupils in Years 2-5 with severe visual impairments will not be able to access the Maths-Whizz platform
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at Baseline: prior to randomisation (June & July 2024) and Endline: summer 2025 (June & July):<br>Renaissance Star Maths assessment. The assessment produces a ‘Unified Scaled Score’ ranging from 600 – 1400 across all year groups from Year 1 to Year 13, thus allowing data from the four different year groups in the trial to be combined in the analysis.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at Baseline: prior to randomisation (June & July 2024) and Endline: summer 2025 (June & July):<br>Pupils’ maths enjoyment and self-efficacy and will be assessed using the Maths and Me survey. This consists of two scales: mathematical self-perceptions and enjoyment of mathematics, which are measured by 18 items scored on a five-point Likert scale.