Cognitive Science Teacher Choices: Using examples to teach grammar to Year 7

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Not Applicable; Correct use of grammar when writing in English

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14181429
• Lead Sponsor: Educational Endowment Foundation

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 11440

Inclusion Criteria

1. Year 7 (age 11-12) pupils
2. Eligible participants are teachers of Year 7 English and their pupils in state-funded secondary schools
3. All state-funded secondary schools in England are eligible to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Writing composition (combined attainment in (1) sentence structure and text organisation, (2) punctuation and (3) composition and effect, across two text types) measured using the Text-Type-Specific Writing Assessment (TSWA), a bespoke assessment developed by NFER, at the end of the trial<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Knowledge of grammatical constructs (focusing primarily on the noun phrase and its constituent parts) measured using the Noun Phrase Grammar Assessment (NPGA), a bespoke assessment developed by NFER, at the end of the first teaching block