As the corona sickness continues for a long time, there is a tendency for children from elementary school to high school to have a declining motivation to learn. The investigation revealed.

 According to the University of Tokyo, the survey was conducted for seven years from 1, targeting approximately 3 pairs of children in the first to third grades of elementary school and their parents nationwide.Of these, the situation for three years from 2 was extracted, and the lives and learning of children in the corona disaster and the changes in the environment surrounding them were analyzed.

 As a result, the number of children who answered "I don't feel like studying" increased year by year from 2019% in 45.1 to 2020% in 50.7 and 2021% in 54.3, showing a downward trend in children's motivation to learn. I understood.About 4% of children are not motivated to learn, but it reaches 6% in junior high school and high school, and the situation becomes more serious as the school level goes up.

 In the three years from 2019, only 3% of children have improved their motivation to learn, which is significantly lower than 11.2% of children who have declined.Changes in motivation are related to understanding of learning methods, enjoyment of lessons, and experience of thinking deeply about the future.

 Corona is in its third year, and there are major changes in the environment, such as the increasing number of cases of using computers and tablets in school classes.It seems that schools and lessons are being questioned as to how to stop children's motivation to learn.

reference:[The University of Tokyo] More than half of the respondents said that they didn't feel like studying in three years. The motivation for learning is declining.

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