Majority of Australian students' education affected by COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: Majority of Australian students' education affected by COVID-19 pandemic: survey SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of campus of ANU and students STORYLINE: More than half of Australian secondary school students say the COVID-19 pandemic affected their education, a study published by researchers from Australian National University (ANU) on Friday has found. The study examined the experience of more than 18,000 students who were in year 10 - the final year of compulsory education in Australia where students are typically aged 15-16 - at 300 schools across the country in 2022. It found that 52 percent of year 10 students in 2022 said their learning suffered as a result of the pandemic and that 59 percent said they did not feel prepared for school in 2022. Ben Edwards, the project leader from ANU's Centre for Social Research and Methods, said in a media release that students from states and territories tha

Japan-N. Korea talks

Japan-N. Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Ulan Bator on Nov. 14, 2012. Sugiyama was slated to hold talks with North Korean diplomat Song Il Ho in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15-16.

Japan-N. Korea talks

Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, a North Korean official in charge of Japanese affairs and ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, is seen at Beijing's international airport on Nov. 14, 2012, before his departure for Ulan Bator. Song was slated to hold talks with Japanese diplomat Shinsuke Sugiyama in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15-16.

Japan-N. Korea talks

Japan-N. Korea talks

NARITA, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 14, 2012, before his departure for Ulan Bator. Sugiyama was slated to hold talks with North Korean diplomat Song Il Ho in the Mongolian capital on Nov. 15-16.

Japanese Premier Mori meets S. Korean Pres. Kim

Japanese Premier Mori meets S. Korean Pres. Kim

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) holds talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on the sidelines of the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bandar Seri Begawan on Nov. 15. The APEC summit takes place Nov. 15-16.

Mori arrives in Brunei to attend APEC summit

Mori arrives in Brunei to attend APEC summit

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (far L) arrives in Brunei at midnight Nov. 14 to attend the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Mori will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on the sidelines of the APEC summit, which takes place Nov. 15-16.

Mori arrives in Brunei to attend APEC summit

Mori arrives in Brunei to attend APEC summit

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (far L) arrives in Brunei at midnight Nov. 14 to attend the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Mori will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on the sidelines of the APEC summit, which takes place Nov. 15-16.