The table compares two primary schools in terms of the proportions of their pupils who experienced seven different educational difficulties in the years 2005 and 2015
It is undeniable that school A had higher proportions of children with all seven educational problems in both years. However, while school A managed to lessen the incidence of most of the issues between 2005 and 2015, school B observed an overall rise in the percentage of children who were struggling
In 2005, 42% of school A’s pupils found it difficult to follow instructions, whereas only 6% of pupils in school B experienced this problem. Similarly, between 30 and 40 percent of children attending school A had problems in the areas of spelling, listening, verbal expression, and concentration in lessons, while the equivalent figures for school B stood at between 5 and 15 percent
In 2015, the difference between the two schools was less pronounced. Notably, the proportion of children who struggled to follow instructions fell by 24% in school A, and this school also saw falls of 22%, 15%, 14%, and 5% in the figures for children who had problems with concentration, listening, verbal expression and spelling. In school B, however, the proportion of children who struggled with spelling and following instructions doubled, to 10% and 12% respectively, and there was almost no change in the incidence of listening, verbal or concentration problems. Finally, the reading and handwriting metrics for both schools were stable during the two years studied.
The table compares two primary
schools
in terms of the proportions of their pupils
who
experienced seven
different
educational difficulties in the years 2005 and 2015
It is undeniable that
school
A had higher proportions of
children
with all seven educational
problems
in both years.
However
, while
school
A managed to lessen the incidence of most of the issues between 2005 and 2015,
school
B observed an
overall
rise in the percentage of
children
who
were struggling
In 2005, 42% of
school
A’s pupils found it difficult to follow instructions, whereas
only
6% of pupils in
school
B experienced this
problem
.
Similarly
, between 30 and 40 percent of
children
attending
school
A had
problems
in the areas of spelling, listening, verbal expression, and concentration in lessons, while the equivalent figures for
school
B stood at between 5 and 15 percent
In 2015, the difference between the two
schools
was less pronounced.
Notably
, the
proportion
of
children
who
struggled to follow instructions fell by 24% in
school
A, and this
school
also
saw
falls of 22%, 15%, 14%, and 5% in the figures for
children
who
had
problems
with concentration, listening, verbal expression and spelling. In
school
B,
however
, the
proportion
of
children
who
struggled with spelling and following instructions doubled, to 10% and 12%
respectively
, and there was almost no
change
in the incidence of listening, verbal or concentration
problems
.
Finally
, the reading and handwriting metrics for both
schools
were stable during the two years studied.