Changing mindsets to improve pupil attainment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Academic performance end of Year 6; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14702744
• Lead Sponsor: Education Endowment Foundation (UK)

Brief Summary

2019 funder report in https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/changing-mindsets/ (added 07/05/2021) (published 11/07/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-01
• Study Completion: 2018-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 May 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4000

Inclusion Criteria

The study comprises primary schools in the South East, South West, Midlands, North East and North West. Within each school, the trial focuses on year 6 pupils.
Recruitment is on a school basis. Inclusion criteria is any school that is:
1. English state primary schools that are able to send their Year 5 and Year 6 teachers to one of up to 20 INSETs in 7 regions across the UK
2. Schools that have not carried out any formal Mindset intervention at the stage of recruitment
3. Schools that have not used a systematic mindsets programme with their Year 6 cohort
4. Schools should also be able to attend one of the training dates provided by Portsmouth

If there is a high degree of interest from schools then schools with a high number of FSM pupils, or schools were there was a significant gap between FSM and non-FSM pupils will be prioritized.

As a condition of being entered into the randomisation schools will need to provide the following:
1. Confirmation that parent opt-out consent forms have been sent out
2. Pupil data form including UPNs for all year 6s
3. Baseline teacher questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

1. Independent schools
2. School that have used a systematic mindsets programme with their Year 6 cohort

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
iteracy and numeracy as measured by the national Key Stage 2 tests at the end of the first year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
on-cognitive skills, measured through the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ; Pintrich & Van De Groot, 1990), self-efficacy and self-regulation subscales