Student Engagement in Learning Is Low. A Survey Offers Clues on How to Bring Them Back
Students are lacking a curiosity at school that is critical to learning, a new report finds. And it likely plays a big part in teachers’ ongoing struggle to reengage students post-pandemic.
Nearly half of teachers (46 percent) say student engagement has declined compared to 2019, according to a survey-based report by The Harris Poll for Discovery Education.
At the same time, the vast majority of students, 83 percent, say there are not enough opportunities at school for them to be curious.
That’s a disconnect that all vendors in the K-12 space should be paying attention to, said Lisa Katz, vice president of research and analytics at Discovery Education.
“There’s an intrinsic motivation that comes with curiosity,” Katz said, “It’s woven together.”
