Why do French students’ spelling levels continue to drop?

The topic of French students’ spelling skills is re-emerging in public debate. According to a study by the Division of Assessment, Prediction and Performance, the average number of errors on the same prompt has nearly doubled since 1987. , 2015 and 2021. Students today make an average of 19.4 errors, compared to just 10.4 in 1987.

The Minister of National Education is waiting in line to respond to this emergency. “We are going to make announcements from the beginning of 2023 to fix it, pedagogicallyPope Ndiaye said on France Info on Friday, December 9. There may be many reasons to explain what he denounces as “structural decline“.

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