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Academic Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The pie chart below shows the results of a survey of the causes of poor learning outcomes in schools in a particular country in 2011.

Pie Chart: Causes of poor learning outcomes 2011

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

One box per paragraph, then compare with Band 9.
158 words · 4 paragraphs
Introduction

The pie chart illustrates the reasons behind substandard educational results in a certain nation's schools in 2011.

Overview

It is evident from the chart that the majority of the issues stem from two main causes, namely lack of parental involvement and inadequate teaching methods. However, other factors also contribute to a lesser extent to the poor learning outcomes.

Body 1

Looking more closely, lack of parental involvement accounts for a significant 35% of the reasons for poor learning outcomes. This is closely followed by inadequate teaching methods, which make up 30% of the causes. These two reasons combined contribute to almost two-thirds of the total reasons for substandard academic performance.

Body 2

The remaining causes, which include insufficient school funding, outdated curriculum, and lack of student motivation, account for 35% of the causes. Insufficient school funding and outdated curriculum each represent 15% of the reasons, while lack of student motivation is the least significant cause, contributing only 5% to the poor learning outcomes.

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