Doothercountries’studentsalsohavesomuchhomework?Whatdotheyusuallydointheirfreetime?Youmayfeelcuriousaboutthem.
OnApril8,areportcameoutonthelivesofhighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUS.Itsurveyedaround6,200studentsfromthefourcountrieslastyear.Youwillfindtheanswerstomanyofyourquestionsinthisreport.
Whostudieshardest?
Chinesestudentsspendthemosttimestudying.NearlyhalfofChinesestudentsspendmorethantwohoursontheirhomeworkeveryday.That’smuchmorethanstudentsoftheUS(26.4%),Japan(8.2%)andSouthKorea(5.2%).
Whosleepsmostofteninclass?
Japanesestudentsfallasleepinclassmostoften.About45%ofthemsaidtheysometimesdozeoffinclass.InSouthKorea,it’s32%;intheUS,21%;and5%inChina.
SouthKoreanstudentsdon’tliketakingnotes.About70%saidtheywritedownwhattheteachersaysinclass,manyfewerthaninJapan(93%),China(90%)andtheUS(89%).
Whoisthemostdistracted(分心的)?
Americanstudentsarethemostactiveinclass,butalsothemostdistracted:64.2%saidtheychatwithfriendsinclass;46.9%saidtheyeatsnacksinclass;and38.9%saidtheysende-mailsorreadunrelatedbooksinclass.
Whatdotheydoafterschool?
Intheirsparetime,mostChinesestudentsstudyorsurftheInternet.MostAmericanstudentshangoutwiththeirfriends.MostJapanesestudentsdophysicalexercise.MostKoreanstudentswatchTV.
小题1:Thereportisabout___________.