Fit to Study: Reflections on designing and implementing a large-scale randomized controlled trial in secondary schools

IF 3.4 Q2 NEUROSCIENCES Trends in Neuroscience and Education Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.tine.2020.100134
Catherine Wheatley , Nick Beale , Thomas Wassenaar , Mackenzie Graham , Emma Eldridge , Helen Dawes , Heidi Johansen-Berg
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Abstract

Background

The randomised controlled trial (RCT) design is increasingly common among studies seeking good-quality evidence to advance educational neuroscience, but conducting RCTs in schools is challenging. Fit to Study, one of six such trials funded by the Education Endowment Foundation and Wellcome Trust, tested an intervention to increase vigorous physical activity during PE lessons on maths attainment among pupils aged 12–13. This review of designing and conducting an RCT in 104 schools is intended as a resource on which researchers might draw for future studies.

Method

We consider intervention design and delivery; recruitment, retention, trial management, data collection and analysis including ethical considerations and working with evaluators.

Results

Teacher training, intervention delivery and data collection during large-scale RCTs require a flexible approach appropriate to educational settings, which in turn entails planning and resources.

Conclusion

Simple interventions, with few outcome measures and minimal missing data, are preferable to more complex designs.

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适合研究:在中学设计和实施大规模随机对照试验的思考
背景:在寻求高质量证据以推进教育神经科学的研究中,随机对照试验(RCT)设计越来越普遍,但在学校进行随机对照试验具有挑战性。“适合学习”是由教育捐赠基金会和威康信托基金资助的六项此类试验之一,它测试了一项干预措施,以增加12-13岁学生在体育课上的剧烈体育活动,提高他们的数学成绩。本文回顾了在104所学校设计和实施随机对照试验的情况,旨在为研究人员今后的研究提供参考。方法考虑干预措施的设计和实施;招聘,保留,试验管理,数据收集和分析,包括道德考虑和与评估人员合作。结果在大规模随机对照试验中,教师培训、干预措施实施和数据收集需要一种适合教育环境的灵活方法,这反过来又需要规划和资源。结论简单的干预措施,较少的结果测量和最小的缺失数据,优于更复杂的设计。
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