Perception Gap on Student Motivation?

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Engagement

Numbers of Note December 2021 illustration

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48% (teachers) vs. 18% (students)

48% (Percentage of teachers who said their students were a lot less motivated during the pandemic) vs. 18% (Percentage of students who said they were a lot less motivated during the pandemic).

82% (teachers) vs. 38% (students)

82% (Percentage of teachers who said their students' morale in school was lower than before the pandemic) vs. 38% (Percentage of students who said their morale in school was lower than before the pandemic).

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Education Week Research Center. (2021). Student engagement during the pandemic: results of a national survey. Retrieved from www.edweek.org/research-center/reports

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