The research behind LitFilmFest
LitFilmFest was chosen by the Institute Of Education’s EDUCATE programme to carry out a research study to measure the impact of our projects on pupil progress in KS2 English.
What happened?
Over 4 months, 3 schools used nothing but our projects in their English lessons. Using No More Marking’s collaborative judgement system, independent writing assessors found that the average rate of progress was 3.75 times faster than the UK national average.
Not only that, but the 200 pupils involved scored their levels of enjoyment of English as a subject as 50% higher than when they started! Progress and enjoyment, what more can we ask for?
How did it work?
All three schools received a day of training from us which covered the literacy and digital skills needed. Once the study had started, all teaching was delivered by the class teachers without additional support.
The 200 pupils who took part were given a cold writing task at the start of the research study and another writing task 12 weeks later. These two pieces of writing were then assessed to measure their progress.
Why did it work?
Pupils are very motivated by the experience of creating video which opens them up to understanding the relationship between traditional English skills and digital skills.
This leads to a significant increase in effort and enthusiasm. When digital and traditional are brought together, the average rate of progress in English improves significantly at the same time as developing the 21st century skills that pupils need for success in the future.
