[New post] Children Who Enjoy School Aged Six Tend To Get Better Grades Ten Years Later

BPS Research Digest posted: " By Emily Reynolds Multiple factors influence how we perform educationally: the way we're taught, our particular needs and how they're met, our parents, and our socio-economic background to name a few. Gaps in attainment can start from very early on: s" New post on Research Digest Children Who Enjoy School Aged Six Tend To Get Better Grades Ten Years Later by BPS Research Digest By Emily Reynolds Multiple factors influence how we perform educationally: the way we're taught, our particular needs and how they're met, our parents, and our socio-economic background to name a few. Gaps in attainment can start from very early on: some children have already fallen behind before the age of seven. But what about how much we enjoy school? A new study in npj Science of Learning, led by the University of Bristol's Tim Morris, looks at this relatively under-explored factor. And the team finds that enjoyment at the age of six has a significant impact on achievement, which was visible even years later when participants took their GCSEs. Read more of this post BPS Research Digest | July 9, 2021 at 10:48 am | Categories: Developmental, Educational | URL: https://wp.me/p7Lf0f-b8Z Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Research Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/07/09/children-who-enjoy-school-aged-six-tend-to-get-better-grades-ten-years-later/