Education Endowment Foundation:The effects of using examination grade as a primary outcome in education trials to evaluate school-based interventions

The effects of using examination grade as a primary outcome in education trials to evaluate school-based interventions

Assesses the impact of using GCSE grades as a primary outcome in trials, compared to using marks.

Authors: Ben Smith, Stephen Morris and Harry Armitage

July 2021

This paper aims to assess the impact of using GCSE grades as a primary outcome in educational evaluations and trials, compared to using marks.