Table 3 Between-group comparisons for each outcome measure
Outcome measure name (see Table 1) | Intervention group | Control group | Maximum possible score | Difference†in mean score (%) or time | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean score or time (%) | SD score or time | n | Mean score or time (%) | SD score or time | n | ||||
End of Year 3 week | |||||||||
MCQ3 | 13.1 (66%) | 2.0 | 44 | 12.6 (63%) | 1.9 | 36 | 20 | 0.5 (3%) | NS |
SCQ3 | 29.5 (59%) | 3.7 | 44 | 29.0 (58%) | 3.7 | 36 | 50 | 0.5 (1%) | NS |
PS3 | 75.4 (75%) | 9.3 | 44 | 70.1 (70%) | 11.2 | 36 | 100 | 5.3 (5%) | 0.02 |
RS3 | 29.1 seconds | 11.4 seconds | 14 | 70.1 seconds | 28.4 seconds | 12 | - | 41 seconds | <0.01* |
Year 3 summative assessment | |||||||||
SDP3 | 202.2 (75%) | 10.3 | 45 | 199.6 (74%) | 12.0 | 39 | 269 | 2.6 (1%) | NS |
SOV3 | 484.7 (72%) | 26.8 | 45 | 480.5 (72%) | 24.5 | 39 | 672 | 4.2 (1%) | NS |
Immediately before Year 4 week (‘retention’ analysis) | |||||||||
MCQR | 11.4 (57%) | 2.0 | 43 | 10.8 (54%) | 2.2 | 38 | 20 | 0.6 (3%) | NS |
SCQR | 30.4 (61%) | 3.1 | 43 | 30.0 (60%) | 3.4 | 38 | 50 | 0.4 (1%) | NS |
PSR | 77.9 (78%) | 6.3 | 43 | 70.4 (70%) | 10.7 | 38 | 100 | 7.5 (8%) | <0.01* |
RSR | 35.8 seconds | 12.7 seconds | 10 | 46.0 seconds | 14.1 seconds | 10 | - | 10.2 seconds | NS |
End of Year 4 week | |||||||||
MCQ4 | 15.0 (60%) | 2.5 | 43 | 13.3 (53%) | 2.5 | 35 | 25 | 1.7 (7%) | <0.01 |
SCQ4 | 18.5 (62%) | 2.1 | 43 | 17.3 (58%) | 2.5 | 35 | 30 | 1.2 (4%) | 0.02 |
PS4 | 70.8 (71%) | 7.1 | 43 | 62.7 (63%) | 10.0 | 35 | 100 | 8.1 (8%) | <0.01* |
RS4 | 252.0 seconds | 113.9 seconds | 10 | 339.2 seconds | 64.5 seconds | 10 | - | 87.1 seconds | 0.05 |
Year 4 summative assessment | |||||||||
SDP4 | 124.7 (61%) | 16.5 | 44 | 127.1 (62%) | 9.2 | 38 | 204.5 | -2.4 (-1%) | NS* |
SOS4 | 115.2 (54%) | 15.7 | 44 | 116.8 (55%) | 9.9 | 38 | 211.5 | -1.6 (-1%) | NS* |
SOV4 | 342.0 (66%) | 24.4 | 44 | 340.8 (66%) | 18.6 | 38 | 516.5 | 1.2 (0%) | NS |