Study gives insight into student behavior
A study run by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has shown that students from Baraboo as just as risk-averse as their peers in the surrounding region.
The study is called the Youth Risk Behavior Study. It was created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and has been used to assess students every other year in Wisconsin since 1993. This was, however, the first time that the DPI has released the results from the Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA) together with the survey. Information such as this is often included in brochure printing.
Baraboo students were found to be more responsive than students in other districts. Students from 31 of the 53 public schools registered with CESA participated in the study. When asked about the studies, Taylor Williams, who is a school social worker, said to WiscNews.com:
The survey gave some revealing information. The researchers were interested to find that more than half of the students surveyed reported using their phones between the hours of midnight and 5:00 am on school nights at least one time every week. Some school officials believe that may be why some students are struggling to stay awake in class.
The survey also gave officials insights into their students’ mental health and their general feelings about school.
The study is called the Youth Risk Behavior Study. It was created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and has been used to assess students every other year in Wisconsin since 1993. This was, however, the first time that the DPI has released the results from the Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA) together with the survey. Information such as this is often included in brochure printing.
Baraboo students were found to be more responsive than students in other districts. Students from 31 of the 53 public schools registered with CESA participated in the study. When asked about the studies, Taylor Williams, who is a school social worker, said to WiscNews.com:
“I think they are helpful to have. But like all districts, we want to focus on what our students are telling us and how we can help them.”
The survey gave some revealing information. The researchers were interested to find that more than half of the students surveyed reported using their phones between the hours of midnight and 5:00 am on school nights at least one time every week. Some school officials believe that may be why some students are struggling to stay awake in class.
The survey also gave officials insights into their students’ mental health and their general feelings about school.