Declining Educational Engagement in High-Income Countries

Manywealthycountriesareseeingadropininterestintheirchildren'seducation.
許多富裕國家都出現了對子女教育興趣下降的情況。
Thisishappeningwhileschoolsstrugglewithlowertestscores.
同時,各學校正面臨考試成績下滑的困境。
AtestcalledtheProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessmentwastakenbyover 760,000 teenagers.
超過76萬名青少年參加了名為「國際學生評估計畫」(PISA)的測驗。
Theresultsshowthatscoresinmath, reading, andsciencearethelowesttheyhaveeverbeen.
結果顯示,數學、閱讀和科學的成績均為歷史最低。
China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, andSouthKoreahadthehighestscores.
中國、新加坡、台灣、日本和韓國得分最高。

Incontrast, the U.S. saw dropsinmathandreadingscores.
相較之下,美國的數學和閱讀成績均有所下降。
Asurveywithstudentsshowsthatsupportfromfamiliesforeducationisdeclining.
一項針對學生的調查顯示,家庭對教育的支持正在下降。
Thisdeclineisparticularlyaffectingboys.
這種下降趨勢對男孩的影響尤其嚴重。
Lessfrequentconversationsbetweenparentsandkidsaboutschoolworkleadtolowerscores.
父母與孩子之間關於學業的溝通減少會導致成績下降。
Forexample, studentswhosefamilymembersaskabouttheirschooldaydobetterinscience.
例如,家人經常詢問孩子在學校一天的情況,這類學生的科學成績往往較好。

Overaquarterofstudentsreporteddistractionsfromdigitaldevicesduringclasses.
超過四分之一的學生反映,他們在上課期間受到電子設備的干擾。
Countriesthatlimitcellphoneuseinschoolshavelowerdistractionrates.
限制學校使用手機的國家,學生的注意力分散程度較低。
Whentechnologyisusedforlearning, resultscanvary.
當科技應用於學習時,效果可能因人而異。
Countrieswithbalancedtechnologyuseseebetterperformanceintests.
技術應用均衡的國家在測試中表現較好。
InAsia, fewstudentsexperiencedistractionsandeducationalsystemsarestrong.
在亞洲,學生很少受到干擾,教育體係也較為健全。

InChina, nearlyallstudentsscorewellinmathandreading.
在中國,幾乎所有學生的數學和閱讀成績都很好。
Inthe U.S., onlyafractionofstudentsmeetthesamestandards.
在美國,只有一小部分學生達到同樣的標準。
Concernsariseaboutthepoliticalimplicationsoftheseeducationaldisparities.
人們開始擔憂這些教育差距可能帶來的政治影響。
Despiterankingfairlywelloverall, U.S. scores areatalowpointhistorically.
儘管總體排名相當不錯,但美國的得分處於歷史低點。
There'sawarningthatthetestresultsmightnotfullyrepresentthesituationinthe U.S.
有警告指出,測試結果可能無法完全反映美國的情況。

Highuseofartificialintelligenceislinkedtolowertestscores.
人工智慧的過度使用與較低的考試成績有關。
Studentswhodon’tusechatbotsperformbetter.
不使用聊天機器人的學生表現較好。
CountrieslikeChinaandJapaneffectivelyuseAIwithoutoverrelyingonit.
中國和日本等國家有效地利用人工智慧,而沒有過度依賴它。
InAsia, teachershavemoreinfluenceindesigningAIsystemswithinclassrooms.
在亞洲,教師在課堂人工智慧系統的設計上擁有更大的影響力。
AclassroominChinataughtcalligraphyusingbothtraditionalandmoderntechniques.
中國的一個教室採用傳統和現代相結合的方式教授書法。

Many wealthy countries are seeing a drop in interest in their children's education.
This is happening while schools struggle with lower test scores.
A test called the Programme for International Student Assessment was taken by over 760,000 teenagers.
The results show that scores in math, reading, and science are the lowest they have ever been.
China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea had the highest scores.

In contrast, the U.S. saw drops in math and reading scores.
A survey with students shows that support from families for education is declining.
This decline is particularly affecting boys.
Less frequent conversations between parents and kids about schoolwork lead to lower scores.
For example, students whose family members ask about their school day do better in science.

Over a quarter of students reported distractions from digital devices during classes.
Countries that limit cellphone use in schools have lower distraction rates.
When technology is used for learning, results can vary.
Countries with balanced technology use see better performance in tests.
In Asia, few students experience distractions and educational systems are strong.

In China, nearly all students score well in math and reading.
In the U.S., only a fraction of students meet the same standards.
Concerns arise about the political implications of these educational disparities.
Despite ranking fairly well overall, U.S. scores are at a low point historically.
There's a warning that the test results might not fully represent the situation in the U.S.

High use of artificial intelligence is linked to lower test scores.
Students who don’t use chatbots perform better.
Countries like China and Japan effectively use AI without overrelying on it.
In Asia, teachers have more influence in designing AI systems within classrooms.
A classroom in China taught calligraphy using both traditional and modern techniques.
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