新奇事件簿 促进学生努力学习的方法

A new report says promising¹ children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents could be wasting their money by using cash to get their kids to study more. However, the promise of a trip somewhere nice could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Researchers from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago (in the USA) looked at how promises of cash and tickets to events affected² students' studying and learning³. Over 10,000 pupils took part in the research throughout the year 2012. There was an improvement⁴ in classwork and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.

一份新的报告说，承诺在孩子通过考试之后给孩子钱的行为，对孩子考试成绩的提高没有帮助。报告说,父母用钱让他们的孩子学得更多的行为，纯属浪费金钱。不过, 承诺带孩子去一个很好的地方旅行，可能会鼓励学生更加努力,在学校做得更好。英国布里斯托尔大学和美国芝加哥大学的研究人员，研究了承诺现金和门票对于孩子学习的影响。超过10000名小学生参加了2012年的这项研究。这对于改善功课和作业有帮助，但是对于提高考试成绩没有帮助。

Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess suggested the research looked at the wrong areas. He said it had not looked at the things that really got students to increase their effort. He added that: "Clearly, some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is a way of getting what they want out of life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is "all in your genes⁵" because of their family background. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families. He wrote: "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."

首席研究员西蒙伯吉斯博士认为，这一研究存在漏洞。他说,这项研究没有研究到底什么样的方法能促进学生更加努力学习。他补充说，很明显,一些学生有很多目标，他们认为,教育是一种帮助他们获得理想生活的方式。但是有孩子认为，努力学习也没用。”他说，这些孩子认为考试成绩好是由于基因好，以及家庭背景好。教育专家凯文.柯林斯博士说,优秀的教师比承诺奖励能更好地促进孩子好好学习。特别是对于来自低收入家庭的孩子来说。他写道，教育学生的方法是非常重要的。

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 improvement   

n.改进，增进；改进之处，改善的地方

参考例句：

• The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.医生注意到病人在逐渐恢复健康。
• I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步。

5 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪