Pupils using Maths-Whizz made measurable progress on 32 minutes a week; well below the recommended dosage.
Schools scrutinise what an intervention costs and how long it takes. Almost nobody asks what pupils get back for the time they spend. This article applies return on investment thinking to learning time, using independent EEF trial findings as the test case.
WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY
The metric hiding in plain sight.
Two interventions can cost identical curriculum time and deliver wildly different results; return on learning time is what separates them.
What the EEF trial actually found.
An independent NFER randomised controlled trial: additional months’ progress overall, and double that for disadvantaged pupils.
Why 32 minutes is the interesting number.
Those gains came from average usage below the recommended level, which raises an obvious question about results at par with recommended usage dosage
Three questions for your next Edtech tool evaluation.
A short set of questions that shifts the conversation from activity to value that is usable at your next SLT meeting.
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Emma Ringe
Global Schools Director, Whizz Education
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