On average across OECD countries: around 11 per
cent of students reported that they are frequently (at least a few times per month) made fun of, and in Australia this is 15 percent; 7 per cent reported that they are frequently left out of things and this is close to 13 per cent in Australia, and 8 per cent reported that they are frequently the object of nasty rumours in school.
On average across OECD countries, 59 per
cent of students reported that they often worry that taking a test will be difficult, and 66 per cent reported that they worry about poor grades.
Understanding between teachers, students and their peers also benefit, with 71 per
cent of students reporting that they felt that their teachers better understood their learning habits, whilst 70 per cent felt that they were getting on better with their peers following the trip.
Among those surveyed, the average amount stands at $ 26,819, with 29 per
cent of all students reporting debt of $ 20,000 or more.
Not exact matches
The
report, published in July 1997, recommended that
students should pay 25 per
cent of the costs
of tuition.
The
report, led by PhD
student Richard Hall and Professor Edward Hanna from the University
of Sheffield's Department
of Geography, discovered that up to 35 per
cent of this variability may be predictable — a significant advance which may help in the development
of seasonal forecasting models.
It's little wonder that a new Department for Education (DfE)
report finds that a staggering 95 per
cent of schools said that the Premium has had a positive impact on the physical fitness
of students, as well as improving the skills and behaviour
of pupils.
Importantly, 71 per
cent of students felt that their teachers better understood their learning habits and knew their teachers better, whilst 70 per
cent reported getting on better with their peers.
Moreover, a 2014 Public Health England
report found that the amount
of moderate to vigorous physical activity
students engaged with at 11 years
of age had an effect on academic performance across English, maths and science, including final GCSE exam results, with active
students found to achieve up to 20 per
cent higher results than non ‑ active
students.
The
report notes 2016 NAPLAN results show 3.9 per
cent of Year 3
students are not meeting national minimum standards for reading and 4.6 per
cent of Year 3
students are not meeting the same standards for numeracy.
TIMSS shows that 20 per
cent of Australian Year 4
students and nine per
cent of Year 8s
reported being bullied almost weekly.
The BESA Leadership Briefing
report showed that 38 per
cent of primary school pupils and 20 per
cent of secondary - level
students will continue to suffer from poor internet access in 2016, meaning that a great deal
of superb and helpful resources for computing, such as Espresso Coding, 2Simple's 2Code and J2e's J2Code will remain out
of reach no matter what they cost.
Maths Pathway has documented high results in its 2016 Impact
Report, which found that Year 7
students grew an average
of 218 per
cent faster than they were before they started using the program.
In Korea and Shanghai - two
of the top performers in the PISA 2012 digital reading and computer - based mathematics tests - 42 per
cent and 38 per
cent of students, respectively,
reported using computers at school.
«In its 2012
report Improving
Student Attendance, the Queensland Audit Office found
students with attendance rates
of 85 per
cent or less [due to unexplained reasons] are: four times more likely to be suspended or excluded; 1.5 times more likely to not finish Year 10; and 3.5 times more likely to not obtain an Overall Position (OP) 1 - 15.
The OECD
report highlighted that, while desktop computers remained the most common form
of computers in schools in 2012, the share
of students with access to mobile devices is increasing, with 43 per
cent of students, on average, having access to laptops at school, and 11 per
cent having access to tablets.
In the health domain, for
students in all year levels difficulty sleeping was the most frequent health complaint -
reported as occurring «every day» or «almost every day» by 16 per
cent of participants in Year 4, 14 per
cent of participants in Year 6 and 12 per
cent of participants in Year 8.
Maths Pathway has documented incredible results in its 2016 Impact
Report, which found that Year 7
students grew an average
of 218 per
cent faster than they were before they started using the program.
This year, more than half
of all team registrations and submissions were from government schools and, in terms
of the gender split, around 42 per
cent of students on teams that submitted a
report were girls.
And yet, only 44 per
cent of the parents
of frequently bullied
students reported that they had exchanged ideas on parenting, family support, or the child's development with teachers over the previous academic year.
The
report, entitled «Low - Performing
Students: why they fall behind and how to help them succeed», also found that 17 per
cent of 15 year olds are underperforming in reading, as well as 15 per
cent in science.
Students whose parents
reported «spending time just talking to my child», «eating the main meal with my child around a table» or «discussing how well my child is doing at school» daily or nearly every day were between 22 per
cent and 39 per
cent more likely to
report high levels
of life satisfaction.
They tend to feel unaccepted and isolated and, as a result, are often withdrawn: On average across OECD countries, 42 per
cent of students who
reported that they are frequently bullied — but only 15 per
cent of students who
reported that they are not frequently bullied —
reported feeling like an outsider at school.
And around 4 per
cent of students — roughly one per class —
reported that they are hit or pushed at least a few times per month, a percentage that varies from 1 per
cent to 9.5 per
cent across countries, with Australian
students (at 6 per
cent) at the high end as well.
The
report also found that disadvantaged
students were less likely to believe they will go on to university, with 27 per
cent having higher education aspirations, compared to 39 per
cent of their better off peers.
We asked respondents to
report if they thought that more than 40 per
cent of their
students had experienced certain issues or feelings.
The
report revealed that through participation in Design Ventura, over 90 per
cent of students experienced an increase in creative skills such as explaining design ideas, responding to a brief and working with a team.
«The number
of CDHS
students continuing their training and education beyond Year 10 increased from 58 per
cent in 2009, to 72 per
cent in 2010, to 86 per
cent in 2011 and to 97 per
cent in 2013,» the
report notes.
Whilst there has been opposition from anti-CCTV campaigners, the use
of surveillance in the classroom is often welcomed by
students, staff and parents alike, with a
reported 90 per
cent of secondary schools in the UK now using them.
More than 40 per
cent of teachers
reported a decline in support from the Department in relation to
student behaviour and welfare.
Again, this has been linked to higher
student achievement with the Trust
reporting that «
students who write outside school daily are five times more likely to have levels
of writing above those expected for their age, compared with those who never write outside the classroom (30.9 per
cent versus 5.8 per
cent)».
The Australian Council for Educational Research's Dr Sue Thomson, who analysed both
reports, told Education Review bullying was a problem for 35 per
cent of students in poorer schools but only reportedly impacted 5 per
cent of those in wealthier schools.
In a recent study on people who had been on our CPD, 94 per
cent of teachers
reported that the CPD had positive impacts on themselves, and 86 per
cent of teachers confirm positive impacts on their
students.
With 90 per
cent of LGBT
students reporting that they have been bullied because
of their gender or sexuality, the NAHT believes that LGBT staff can provide an important role model for pupils and act as a «force for change».
The UCU's
report analysed the results
of 1.3 million young people over a three year period and found that 75 per
cent of predicted grades were «over-predicted», with
students failing to reach the grades their teachers thought they would, while nine per
cent of grades were «under - predicted».
The Key's annual State
of Education survey
report reveals that three in five (60 per
cent)
of the headteachers and other school leaders surveyed have also seen an increase in depression among
students over the past two years.
The funding was announced after the OECD Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA) 2015
report found that 28 per
cent of pupils in England hope to be working in a science - related career by the time they are 30 - a significant increase compared to 16 per
cent in 2006.
As
reported by Tes, in 2017 - 2018, maths recruited 112
students, which is 47 per
cent of the Scottish Funding Council target
of 327.
In a survey
of 4000
students (all
of whom were involved in service programs) 75 per
cent reported learning «more» or «much more» through their service than through their normal classes (Conrad and Hedlin, 1991).
Students comment on the unique, useful and enjoyable nature
of the wellbeing lessons, with 88 per
cent indicating that they highly enjoy their wellbeing lessons and look forward to them; 85 per
cent strongly agreeing that the lessons have meaningful content and are very worthwhile; 68 per
cent stating that the lessons help them to become resilient and challenge negative thoughts; 72 per
cent reporting that the lessons encourage them to become calmer in their thinking and more thoughtful and understanding; and 66 per
cent reporting that the lessons help them change their behaviour for the better and to recognise their individual strengths.
The Australian Bureau
of Statistics (ABS)
report, which analyses data from 2006 and 2011, shows completion rates for male ATSI
students was 43 per
cent, but that rate rose to 60 per
cent for those
students who did VET (Vocational Education and Training) in Schools.
«Among both Year 6 and Year 10
students, about nine out
of ten
students endorsed the notion that Australia should support the cultural traditions and languages
of Indigenous Australians (about 95 per
cent in Year 6 and 94 per
cent in Year 10),» the
report reveals.
«There was a large increase in the proportion
of students that received more than four hours
of reading instruction, from 1 per
cent in 2000 to 76 per
cent in 2006,» the OECD
report notes.
The
report released by ACARA (the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and
Reporting Authority) reveals 38 per
cent of Year 10
students achieved at or above the proficient standard — significantly lower than the 44 per
cent who achieved the standard in 2013 and 49 per
cent who achieved it in 2010.
Each
of these behaviours was rated as very or quite important by more than 80 per
cent of students in Year 6 and in Year 10,» the
report says.
Less than 60 per
cent of remote
students complete Year 12, compared to 78 per
cent in major cities, SBS News
reported.
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) released a
report that found that 40 per
cent of high school
students in Australia have not participated in any organised sport in the past 12 months.
A survey
of 2,700 year 11
students found that only 44 per
cent of pupils enjoyed school and only 38 per
cent said most
of their lessons were interesting, while Ofsted has
reported that much teaching in England is boring.
The
report found that 4.9 per
cent of students eligible for free school meals achieved three A grades or better, compared to 11 per
cent of their peers who were not eligible.
The ELAM has had glowing
reports from education inspector and regulator OFSTED and over 70 per
cent of its
students are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background.