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. 2021 Apr 5;17(2):e1155. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1155
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General information
Name of data extractor:
Date of data extraction
Study ID or reference
Report ID (if more than one report relating to the same study)
If linked, IDs of linked reports
Author/s
Lead author contact details
Year of publication
Publication type (e.g., journal)

Journal article

Technical report

Dissertation/thesis

Unpublished study

Other (specify)

Method of identification of source (e.g., via [xxx] database, hand‐search of journal, citation list of relevant article)
Citation
Study funder
Is author affiliated with funder? Y/N/Unclear
Eligibility criteria
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Is an RCT used? Y/N/Unclear
Does the study consider use of mobile devices in the classroom to support delivery of mainstream curriculum? Y/N/Unclear
Are study participants in the correct age group (4–11) and within a primary school (or equivalent) class setting? Y/N/Unclear
Does the study focus on outcomes of interest? (literacy or numeracy and related skills) Y/N/Unclear
Do pupils use the device themselves (rather than the teacher)? Y/N/Unclear
Is study to be included? Y/N/Unclear [if unclear, detail action to be taken]
If excluded, confirm reason for exclusion [insert text]
Study methodology
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Aim of the study
Study design (e.g., cluster randomised or RCT)
Method of recruitment
Sampling procedures
Inclusion/exclusion criteria applied
Unit of allocation (e.g., individual, class, school)
Start date of study
End date of study
Duration of participation (from recruitment to last follow‐up)
Participants:
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Population description
Country/region of study
Setting
School FSM % (as a proxy for socioeconomic status)
Method of recruitment of settings
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Total number of participants:
‐ At the beginning
‐ At the end
‐ % participants who completed the study
‐ Details of attrition at any stage of the study

Age (SD, mean, range):

‐ For overall sample

‐ For each group reported

Class/classes/grade reported [list options]
Are any children in sample below 4 or over 11? Y/N/Unclear
If yes, detail action taken to separate sample?

Gender

‐ Of overall sample

‐ For each group

Report # and %
Any other relevant characteristics specified?
Was participation voluntary (for children) Y/N/Unclear
Consent received? Y/N/Unclear
If yes, who was consent sought from? (select all that apply)

Child

Parent

Teacher

Other (specify)

Method of consent (for each of the above)

Opt in

Opt out

Intervention:
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Name of the intervention
Description of intervention (e.g., target outcome/s, key activities, delivery timing, duration & dosage (frequency, average length of each session (minutes), total number of sessions delivered))
Technology device used

Tablet

Smartphone

Handheld game console

Other (specify)

Who owed the devices used?

School

Pupils

Combination

Unclear

How was the intervention accessed?

App downloaded to the device

Website accessed online

Hardware already on the device

Other (please specify)

Individual device use or groups?

Individual use

In pairs

Groups (3 or more)

Unclear (specify)

Cost of accessing the intervention (if available)
How was the intervention undertaken?

Single activity

Multiple activities

Other (specify)

Unclear (specify)

Who delivered or supervised the intervention (e.g., teacher, classroom assistant)

Teacher

Classroom assistant

Other (specify)

What was their role?
Was specialist training required to deliver the intervention?

Y/N/Unclear

(if yes, provide detail)

What is the primary aim/target outcome of the intervention?
What is/are the secondary aims/outcomes of the intervention?
Number of intervention groups
Number of control groups
Any differences between the groups?
Provide details of the control/comparison condition

Business as usual

Other intervention

Waiting list

Other?

Were any other interventions being delivered concurrently which may have impacted outcomes? Y/N/unclear
If yes, provide detail
Was effort made to assess fidelity? Y/N/Unclear
If yes, provide detail
Assessment of level of intervention on the SAMR model: (data extractor/s will have further details of SAMR framework and examples available on which to make judgement)
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Substitution: technology replaces a traditional activity but activity remains fundamentally the same
Augmentation: technology replaces the traditional activity and adds some additional function
Modification: Technology significantly alters the original task
Redefinition: technology allows task to be redefined to include previously unachievable activities
Outcomes
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Primary outcomes assessed

Academic achievement:

Literacy (specify)

Numeracy (specify)

Other (specify)

Unclear (specify)

Answer the following questions for each primary outcome assessed:
Measurement tools used and details of administration
Unit of measurement (if relevant)
Upper and lower limit of measurement (& details of meaning, e.g., high score = good)
Were tools validated?

Y/N/unclear

(provide detail)

Time points at which measures were assessed

After intervention only

Before and after intervention

Unclear (specify)

How long after intervention was data collected?

Between 0 and 3 months

Between 4 and 6 months

Between 6 and 9 months

Longer than 9 months (specify)

Unclear (specify)

Was follow up data collected?

Yes (specify time points)

No

Unclear

Summary data collected
Missing data?

Y/N/unclear

Provide detail

Action taken to access summary data (if not provided) (if no above)
Statistical analyses carried out
Assumed risk estimate
Power (e.g., power & sample size calculation, level of power achieved
Findings
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Key conclusions of authors
References to other relevant studies identified:
Details on further correspondence needed: (who with, what information is needed, when/how will it be requested)