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Children’s performance at school is more dependent on the area in which they grow up than parental income, a new study suggests.一项新研究证明，儿童在学校里的学习成绩更容易受成长环境的影响，而不是受父母收入的影响。
The Social Market Foundation has found that location is now a much bigger influence on children’s achievement than it was for previous generations.社会市场基金会发现，成长环境对儿童的学业成绩有着非常大的影响力，重要性远大于父母对儿童的影响力。
Researchers examined test results of youngsters born in 1970 and 2000 and found regional differences have become much greater over the last 30 years.研究者调查了出生在1970年和2000年的人群学业成绩，发现在过去的30年中，区域差异的重要性尤为突出。
The study found that social background had a bigger impact on achievement than location in 1970 in comparison with today.研究人员发现，相较于当下，1970年的时候，社会背景的影响力高于儿童的成长环境。
The research found that in 2013-14, 70 per cent of 16-year-olds in London gained five good GCSEs compared with 63 per cent in Yorkshire and Humber, with such inequalities persisting - and in some cases worsening - over the past three decades.研究人员发现，在2013-2014年之间，居住在伦敦的16岁上下的青少年中，有70%在五门中学会考中获得高分。而在约克郡和亨伯则只有63%，这种学科成绩上的差距在过去30年间一直顽存——在某些年份中差距甚至更大。
Family background and income remain important, but the study suggests that ‘the geographic area a child comes from has become a more powerful predictive factor’.家庭背景和家庭收入仍然是很重要的因素，但与此同时，研究表明“儿童成长的地理位置已经成为更具影响性的先决因素。”
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发表于 2016-7-28 22:16:54