Evaluation of Thinking, Doing, Talking Science in primary schools

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Science CPD for Year 5 primary school teachers and science attainment and attitudes in Year 5 and Year 6 pupils; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN52414724
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2022
• Study Completion: 2024-07-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16200

Inclusion Criteria

1. The school must be state-funded
2. Participants in the professional development programme are Year 5 teachers; for the primary outcome measure, participants are Year 5 pupils (aged 9-10 years)
3. The school must have a minimum of one full class of Year 5 pupils (mixed year group classes will not be eligible to take part). 4. The school will allow all Year 5 teachers to be available for the 4.5 days of training. If a school only has one Year 5 teacher, another teacher (ideally the science co-ordinator) would also need to attend the training
5. The school agrees to all requirements outlined in the Information for Schools and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) documents (including commitment to keep same Year 5 teachers across the 2 years wherever possible)
6. Schools within a multi-academy trust (MAT) will be eligible to participate on the understanding that schools within the same MAT must agree that they either do not usually, or will not during the period of the trial, collaborate on science teaching

Exclusion Criteria

1. The school does not operate a 2-year science curriculum that involves Year 5 pupils (i.e. either Year 4/Year 5 or Year 5/Year 6)
2. The school or individuals involved have not been involved in the previous trials of TDTS, been trained in TDTS or taken part in the pre-trial. If the school is part of a MAT then none of the schools within the MAT has taken part in the pre-trial
3. The school is not involved in the EEF Stop & Think trial
4. The school has not been involved in the EEF Focus for Teacher Assessment of Primary Science (Focus4TAPS)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attainment measured using the Year 5 Science Assessment, developed by the Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC) and York Trials Unit (YTU), University of York, administered to Cohort 1 in June-July 2023

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Science attitudes of pupils measured using Science Attitudes Questionnaire in June/July 2023