South Korean students' academic ability declines amid pandemic

A survey of South Korean students has shown a decline in academic ability amid suspension of face-to-face classes due to coronavirus pandemic, the country's Education Ministry has said.The ministry conducted the annual survey in November last year among 3 percent of the third-grade students of junior high schools and the second-grade students of high schools, releasing the result last week.The rate of the students who were judged to "have not reached the basic academic standard" increased from the previous year. The ministry said the rate rose as students had attended for only about half of…READ FULL ARTICLE