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Kids learn better in class than when studying from home, finds teacher survey. Education remote learning COVID-19 coronavirus. A McKinsey survey ... GlobalAgenda Education,SkillsandLearning FutureofWork COVID-19 Kidslearnbetterinclassthanwhenstudyingfromhome,findsteachersurvey AMcKinseysurveysuggeststhatchildrenstilllearnbetterthroughclassroom-basedteaching. Image:Unsplash/AnnieSpratt 09Mar2021 SeanFleming SeniorWriter,FormativeContent UpLink-TakeActionfortheSDGs TakeactiononUpLink Foruminfocus Closingthedisabilityinclusiongapwithbusinessleadership Readmoreaboutthisproject Explorecontext Education,SkillsandLearning Explorethelateststrategictrends,researchandanalysis Onlineschoolingwasmarked5-out-of-10foreffectiveness. Somestudentshavealearningdelayofaroundthreemonths. Thosefrompoorerbackgroundsarefallingfurtherbehind. Inasurveyofmorethan2,500teachersineightcountries,whichwascarriedoutinOctober/November2020,therewasonethingeveryoneseemedtoagreeon–onlinelearningisnotaseffectiveasclassroom-basedteaching. Overall,remoteschoolingscoredjustfiveoutof10,accordingtoaMcKinsey&Coreport,TeacherSurvey:LearningLossisGlobal–andSignificant. McKinsey’sresearchersaskedteacherstoranktheeffectivenessofremotelearningonascaleof1-to-10,basedontheirexperiencesduringthefirstfewmonthsofthepandemic. Haveyouread? Whatwilleducationlooklikein20years?Hereare4scenarios Thisishowdigitalliteracycantransformeducation HowcanwepreparestudentsfortheFourthIndustrialRevolution?5lessonsfrominnovativeschoolsaroundtheworld Respondentsawardedlowmarkstoremotelearningacrossalleightcountries.However,teachersinAustralia,CanadaandGermanymarkedithigherforeffectivenessthananyoneelse. Closetoathirdofteacherssaidtheyfeltremotelearningwasareasonablygoodsubstituteforin-person,classroom-basedteaching.TeachersinJapanweretheleastimpressedwiththeeffectivenessofremotelearning. Asstudentsloggedon,teachersfeltsomewerebecomingdisconnected. Image:Mckinsey&Company Monthsofdelaytoeducationalattainment Whilethenegativeimpactoftheswitchtoremotelearninghasbeenfeltinallthecountriessurveyed,thereweredifferencesintheextenttowhichteachersbelievedstudents’progressionwasbeingdelayed. Theshifttoonlineschooling,usheredinbytheCOVID-19pandemic,hasdelayedsomestudents'learningbybetweentwoandthreemonths. IntheUS,teacherssaidstudentswere2.4monthsbehindtheirexpectedlearningmilestonesinNovember.IntheUK,McKinsey’sassessmentwasthatstudentswerearound2.8monthsbehind,whileteachersinlocalsurveysbelieveditwasclosertothreemonths. WhatistheWorldEconomicForumdoingtoimprovedigitalintelligenceinchildren? Thelatestfiguresshowthat56%of8-12-year-oldsacross29countriesareinvolvedinatleastoneoftheworld'smajorcyber-risks:cyberbullying,video-gameaddiction,onlinesexualbehaviourormeetingwithstrangersencounteredontheweb. UsingtheForum'splatformtoaccelerateitsworkglobally,#DQEveryChild,aninitiativetoincreasethedigitalintelligencequotient(DQ)ofchildrenaged8-12,hasreducedcyber-riskexposureby15%. InMarch2019,theDQGlobalStandardsReport2019waslaunched–thefirstattempttodefineaglobalstandardfordigitalliteracy,skillsandreadinessacrosstheeducationandtechnologysectors. The8DigitalCitizenshipSkillseverychildneeds Image:DQInstitute OurSystemInitiativeonShapingtheFutureofMedia,InformationandEntertainmenthasbroughttogetherkeystakeholderstoensurebetterdigitalintelligenceforchildrenworldwide.FindourmoreaboutDQCitizenshipinourImpactStory. Show ThingswerelessbleakinAustralia,whererespondentstotheMcKinseysurveysaidtheyperceivedadelaytolearningof1.6months. “Ineverycountrywesurveyed,teacherssuggestedtheirstudentswerebehindwheretheyusedtobe,”saidEmmaDorn,oneoftheauthorsoftheMcKinseyreport. “Ithinkthethingthatworriesmemostisacrosseverysinglecountrythatwesurveyedtherewererealinequitiesinwhowassufferingmost.Andit’sthevulnerablestudentsthataresufferingthemostfromthepandemic.” Someschoolstudents’homesaren’tequippedforremotelearning. Image:Mckinsey&Company Aharsheconomicreality Inschoolswhere80%ormoreofstudentscomefromhouseholdsthatarebelowthepovertyline,therewasanaverageof2.5monthslearningloss.Whereasthoseschoolsintheoppositesituation–morethan80%ofstudentsliveabovethepovertyline–havereportedalearninglossofjust1.6months. Wealthierstudents,andthoseattendingprivateschools,weremorelikelytoparticipateinonlinelessonsandcompletetheircoursework,teacherssaid.Thisislikelytobeduetothemhavingthenecessaryequipmentathomesuchascomputersandreliableinternetaccess. “Teachersinhigh-povertyschoolsfoundvirtualclassestobeespeciallyineffective,bolsteringconcernsthatthepandemichasexacerbatededucationalinequalities,”thereportsays. Childrenwithinthe‘at-risk’category(characterizedbyemotionalorbehaviouralchallenges,lowacademicperformance,orunstablehomelives)werealsomorelikelytobefurtherbehind. “Ithinkwhatthisshows,onlearningloss,isthatit’snotjustremotelearningthatiscausingstudentdelays,”DornstatesinaQ&A-stylevideoontheMcKinseywebsite. Mindingthegap Thelongerschoolpremisesremainclosed,thegreaterthelikelihoodoftheseinequalities,ofcourse.Yet,evenshortclosureswerefoundtocauseproblems,thesurveyfound. HighlightingschoolclosuresinPakistanfollowinganearthquakein2005,thereportsaysthat14weeksofclosureleftsomestudentsmorethanayearbehind,educationally,whencomparedtopeersfromunaffectedregions.Thatproblemhadpersistedforfouryears,McKinseysays. Thelongertheschoolclosure,thegreaterthegap. Image:Mckinsey&Company Addressingcurrentlearningdelaysandshortfallsislikelytobecomeanurgentfocusforasectorthathasbeenlessaffectedbydigitaltechnologythanmanyothers. TheFourthIndustrialRevolutionhascompletelytransformedmanyindustrialanddistributivetrades,andcreatedwholenewmarkets.Bycomparison,education,formostchildrenandyoungpeoplearoundtheworld,stillbearssimilaritiestotheVictorianera.Agroupofstudentssittinginaroomreceivinginstructionfromapersonatthefrontoftheclass. Asschools,universitiesandentirenationaleconomiesstarttoopenupagain,fillingstudents’learninggapswillbecomeapriority. Usingtechnologytosupportextended-hourslearningortorolloutclassesandcoursesaimedatlifelonglearningcouldbethepointatwhichtechnologyfindsitselftopoftheclass. Share LicenseandRepublishing Writtenby SeanFleming,SeniorWriter,FormativeContent TheviewsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthoraloneandnottheWorldEconomicForum. 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