首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A pioneering headteacher is calling for all secondary schools to follow his lead and start classes at 11 am, allowing teenagers
A pioneering headteacher is calling for all secondary schools to follow his lead and start classes at 11 am, allowing teenagers
admin
2014-05-30
40
问题
A pioneering headteacher is calling for all secondary schools to follow his lead and start classes at 11 am, allowing teenagers two hours extra in bed. Dr. Paul Kelley, head of Monkseaton Community High School in North Tyneside, said it would mean the end of "teenage zombies" dozing off in lessons before lunch, after experiments showed teenagers could have different body clocks from adults and younger children.
Russell Foster, an Oxford professor of neuroscience, tested the memory of 200 Monkseaton pupils at 9 am and 2 pm using pairs of words, and discovered a 9% improvement in the afternoon. Students correctly identified 51% of word pairs in the later session, compared with 42% in the morning. Tayler McCullough, 15, one of the test subjects, said the majority of students would welcome the extra hours in bed. "I’m extremely hard to get up in the morning. One or two people like to get to school early, but most of us would be up for going in later. I’m sure it would make a big difference to our learning ability."
Kelley believes firmly a change of school timetable will have a significant impact on exam performance. He said: "Teenagers aren’t lazy. We’re depriving them of the sleep they need through purely biological factors beyond their control. This has a negative impact on their learning, and possibly on their mental and physical health. We’ve just learnt of this, but it is vital that we act on it." "The research carried out by Professor Foster showed that, from the age of 10, our internal body clocks shift, so it’s good for young people to stay in bed. The "time shift" is two hours on average, so teenagers should get up two hours later. We are making teenagers irritable by making them get up early." He wants his school’s governors to approve his plan and put the new timetable in place before the opening of Monkseaton’s new £20m school building, the most technologically advanced in the country, in September.
Kelley has a history of groundbreaking teaching methods. In January, he carried out a trial at Monkseaton High that found pupils scored up to 90% in a GCSE science paper after one session involving three 20-minute bursts put in between with 10-minute breaks for physical activity. The 48 year-nine pupils had not covered any part of the GCSE science syllabus before the lessons. In 1998, Kelley established a scheme with the Open University bridging the divide between school and university by allowing sixth formers to study undergraduate modules alongside their A-levels. Kelley hopes his latest idea will be just as successful. "We have to be sensible and practical. But this proves that, by starting later, children’s learning improves, as does their health."
In January, Kelley chose pupils who_____to take part in his trial.
选项
A、scored up to 90% in a GCSE science paper
B、had no idea of the GCSE science syllabus
C、were nine years of age
D、liked physical activities
答案
B
解析
原文这两句介绍了Kelley在1月份做的试验,根据第3句可知,48名参加试验的学生在试验前未接触过任何GCSE科学课程提纲(had not covered any part of the GCSE science syllabus before the lessons),这意味着这学生在试验前对GCSE科学课程提纲一无所知,可见B的说法是正确的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Iq17777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Entertheinformationage.Informationistherawmaterialformanyofthebusinessactivities【C1】______thisnewera,justasir
A、Employerandemployee.B、Interviewerandinterviewee.C、Teacherandstudent.D、Policeofficeranddriver.D预览选项可知,本题考查对话双方的关系。
Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublication
A、InAtlanta.B、Ataconventioncentre.C、Inahospital.D、Athome.D对话中男士说他以为女士上周六去亚特兰大参加会议了,女士回答说Ihaven’tbeenfeelingwell,s
Politicalplatformsareusuallywrittenforelectioncampaignpurposes,thenquicklyscrappedafterapresidentialelection.But
Allourdreamshavesomethingtodowithourfeelings,fears,longings,wishes,needsandmemories.Ifapersonishungry,orti
WhenZadieSmithfinishedhermostrecentnovel,OnBeauty,shedrankabottleofwine,laydownamongtherottingapplesinher
NormanBorlaug:’FatheroftheGreenRevolution’Fewpeoplehavequietlychangedtheworldforthebettermorethanthisru
A、Sheiseagertosharenewswiththewoman.B、Sheenjoysmakingupstoriesaboutotherpeople.C、Shecanneverkeepanythingto
InordertohosttheOlympicGames,acitymustfileaproposaltotheInternationalOlympicCommittee.Afterallproposalshave
随机试题
不属于抗酸药的是
肉芽组织中常见的细胞有()(2009年)
下列哪项不是生理性蛋白尿
患者,女,47岁。腰部隐痛,酸软无力,缠绵不愈,心烦少寐,口燥咽干,面色潮红,手足心热,舌红少苔,脉弦细数者,治宜选用
关于《瑞士民法典》规定正确的是()。
一些特殊行业,对安全运行的要求非常严格,一般情况下不能进行实际事故处理的训练,可采用()。
代理报检单位在办理代理报检业务时,无须向检验检疫机构提供委托书。( )
关于代销论述正确的是()。
对于if(表达式)语句,以下叙述中正确的是()。
Thelinkbetweenhealthandincomeseemsprettyuncontroversial.【C1】______all,healthypeoplecanworklongerandharderthansi
最新回复
(
0
)