Imogen Fountain
Trial Support Officer
Profile
Biography
Imogen joined York Trials Unit in 2017 and has extensive experience in education research. As a trial support officer she has contributed to the evaluation of many randomised controlled trials in settings ranging from primary schools to further education colleges. The trials have focussed on subject areas within English, Maths and Science. Before joining YTU Imogen supported education trials in the Institute for Effective Education and Department of Education, University of York.
Qualifications
- MSc Information Processing
- BA Social & Political Studies
Research
Projects
- TDTS – Thinking, Doing, Talking Science: An effectiveness trial of a professional development programme designed to improve year 5 science outcomes
- TEEMUP – A professional development programme to develop early numeracy in Reception and Year 1 pupils: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Previous Projects
- 5Rs RCT – evaluation of a maths programme for GCSE resits
- ABRA – Abracadabra an RCT of an online literacy programme for Year 1 pupils
- LEXIA – A trial of the effectiveness of Lexia Reading CORE5, a computer-based independent learning system for struggling readers in Year 2
- ReflectED – An RCT of the ReflectED approach to developing metacognition skills in KS1+2 pupils to support attainment in maths and reading
- SCI-napse – A pilot study followed by a full-scale pragmatic RCT evaluating the impact of a game-based approach to whole class teaching on pupils’ learning.
- Tutor Trust – An RCT of the effectiveness of the Tutor Trust tutoring programme for improving maths attainment at Key Stage 2 for children who are performing below expected norms
- Year 5 science – A multi-phase project to develop a Year 5 science attainment assessment for use as an evaluation outcome measure
- Year 6 science – A multi-phase project to develop a Year 6 science attainment assessment for use as an evaluation outcome measure
Research group(s)
Publications
Full publications list
- Tracey, L., Elliott, L., Fairhurst,C., Mandefield, L., Fountain, I., Ellison, S. (2021) Lexia Reading Core5® Evaluation Report. London. Education Endowment Foundation, pp87.
- Hanley, P., Elliott, L., Coleman, E., Fairhurst, C., Fountain, I.,Haynes, A. (2021) The 5Rs approach to GCSE Maths resits Evaluation Report. London. Education Endowment Foundation, pp84.
- Torgerson, C, Ainsworth, HR, Bell, KJ, Elliott, L, Fountain, I, Gascoine, L, Hewitt, CE, Kasim, AS, Kokotsaki, D & Torgerson, DJ 2018, Calderdale Excellence Partnership: IPEELL - Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation.
- Elliott, L, Gascoine, L, Fairhurst, CM, Mitchell, AS, Fountain, I, Bell, KJ & Torgerson, DJ 2019, SCI-NAPSE: UNCERTAIN REWARDS Evaluation Report.
