The Academic Focus and Engagement Survey is a new tool designed to explore students’ experiences in school, specifically focusing on their ability to concentrate in lessons and how engaged they feel with their learning.
What does the survey cover?
The survey is divided into two key areas:
Why was this survey created?
This survey is part of a pilot project with Essex LEA and Yondr, an organisation that helps schools tackle mobile phone distractions without needing to confiscate devices. By gathering insights from this survey, schools can better understand how reducing phone usage might improve focus and engagement.
Why is this important?
The role of mobile phones in schools is a growing topic of discussion - countries like Australia are even banning social media for under 16s. With this survey, we aim to contribute meaningful data to the debate, giving schools a way to measure and improve how students focus and engage in the classroom.
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1.1. Statements on Academic Focus and Concentration: I concentrate well in lessons
2.1. I complete all of the work that has been set in lessons
3.1. When I get into the groove of a lesson, almost nothing can distract me to get me out of it.
4.1. I can concentrate on what the teacher is explaining in lessons
5.1. My mind tends to drift away in lessons
6.1. When I try to focus in lessons, I find my mind wandering to things not to do with the lesson
7.1. If someone is having a conversation nearby in the classroom, it breaks my concentration
8.1. If I start to lose focus on my work, I will take a break and have a conversation with a peer
9.1. My teachers would say that I show good focus and concentration in lessons
10.1. In lessons I think about what messages might have come through on my phone
11.1. I feel anxious and want to check my phone for messages, posts etc
12.1. I have checked or sent a message/post on my phone during the school day
13.1. Questions on Academic Focus and Concentration: How excited are you about going to your classes?
14.1. How often do you get so focused on activites in your classes that you lose track of time?
15.1. In your classes, how eager are you to participate?
16.1. When you are not in school, how often do you talk about ideas from your classes?
17.1. Overall, how interested are you in classes?
