Article: Mind-reading system nips truancy in the bud.

PROBLEMS with attendance, low self-esteem and underachievement at schools in Wakefield are being tackled with a tool that helps read children's thoughts.

Schools across the district are using the PASS (Pupils Attitudes to Self and School) system to assess pupils' attitudes to education and find out why they become disenchanted with it.

Pupils log on to answer a range of questions on an electronic questionnaire relating to motivation, liking for school and teachers, attitudes towards school work, the curriculum, educational aspirations and absence for which they are given a score.

Schools then receive detailed reports based on the information ...

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