Maximising the impact of teaching assistants (MITA): a randomised-controlled field trial
- Conditions
- iteracy and numeracyNot ApplicableLiteracy and numeracy
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN21056851
- Lead Sponsor
- RAND Europe
- Brief Summary
2021 funder report in https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/maximising-the-impact-of-teaching-assistants/ (added 25/05/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 13200
Schools:
1. Ideally two or three form entry primary or junior schools, but we have accepted one and four-form entry.
2. No prior engagement in MITA and/or MPTA training sessions
3. No prior action taken following recommendations from the EEF TA guidance or MITA or MPTA handbooks
4. Not in special measures
5. Not facing imminent leadership changes
All pupils included in the eligible schools will have the chance to be selected. All schools who fulfil the inclusion/exclusion criteria and who volunteer for the trial will be eligible for the intervention.
All pupils included in the eligible schools will have the chance to be selected. All schools who fulfil the inclusion/exclusion criteria and who volunteer for the trial will be eligible for the intervention.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Reading (Year 3 pupils) will be assessed by an external test at baseline (before the intervention year) and at the end of implementation year<br> 2. Maths/Reading (Year 4 pupils) will be assessed at baseline through Key Stage 1 results and at the end of implementation year through Key Stage 2 results<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Pupil engagement test will be measured by the 'Engagement vs. Dissaffection with Learning: Student-report' (EvDLS)<br> 2. Change in practice will be measured through surveys, classroom observations and 'talk data' of teacher & TA-pupil interactions<br>