Evaluation
Legal Learning Game National Evaluation
We are inviting schools across England to work with us to evaluate a digital legal learning game called Law Yeah!
We have developed this game to teach children and young people (CYP) about their legal rights and responsibilities
We would like as many CYP as possible aged 7-15 years to take part, so we can understand how effective the game is in different contexts
Following the evaluation, we plan to make the game freely available across the UK
To find out more, please have a look at this flyer or at the FAQs below
If you are a teacher, and would like to run this in school, please complete this expression of interest form
All the learning is in the game, so no teacher training is needed!
We ask your head teacher to complete this Memorandum of Understanding
If you are a parent or carer, your child can only take part with your consent, via their school. They will send you this Parent/Carer Information
If you are a child or young person, please have a look at the video below
FAQs
When does this take place?
The evaluation takes place between September 2024 and February 2025
We are recruiting schools until the end of October 2024
Which schools can take part?
Primary schools, secondary schools, academies, multi-academy trusts and pupil referral units, based in all areas of England
These can be state or independent schools
What will happen?
All CYP will start by completing game-based digital knowledge, skills and confidence surveys
Then they will be allocated to one of four intervention groups by the research team:
- Whiteboard – game is played in a lesson (e.g. PSHE) led by an adult
- Independent use at school - game is played at school, with no adult direction
- Independent use at home - game is played at home with no adult direction
- Control – access to the game is delayed until after the evaluation. These CYP will follow the usual curriculum at school
How long will this take?
We would like CYP to play the game for 6 sessions lasting about 30 minutes
What happens at the end?
All CYP will complete the game-based digital knowledge, skills and confidence surveys again
Then CYP in the Control group will be given access to the game
What is the role of the school?
We ask you to do the following:
Identify a nominated member of staff as key contact
Facilitate recruitment of CYP (send out research information & consent forms)
Make IT equipment available in school
Facilitate the game-based knowledge, skills and confidence surveys. Facilitate intervention groups, including Whiteboard
Minimal teacher preparation
No financial contribution is required
How will data be processed and protected?
Further information can be found in the project Privacy Notice
Who can I contact for more information?
Please contact the project lead, Professor Dawn Watkins d.watkins@sheffield.ac.uk or email fortitude@sheffield.ac.uk