University Life is Easy (in England)

Damian Rivers

Print the article here in PDF format. Read it through once and then attempt the questions below.
1
How was the data for this research gathered ? (1 point)
telephone interview
email questions
private meeting
questionnaire
  
2
According to the article, undergraduate students in England study far less than who ? (1 point)
American students
European students
All foreign students
nobody
  
3
Which European country has the highest workload for university students per week ? (1 point)
England
France
Portugal
Germany
  
4
How many hours private study does the typical student do in England ? (1 point)
14
26 - 27
35
12 - 13
  
5
At which university do medical students have the least academic study hours ? (1 point)
Queen Mary, University of London
University College, Falmouth
Keele University
Gloucestershire University
  
6
How many hours per week tuition does the typical student receive ? (2 points)
12 - 13
26
44 +
14
  
7
UK universities cautioned readers about doing what ? (1 point)
studying in Europe
becoming a student in England
making sweeping conclusions
leaving the university
  
8
What was a problem with the research data from other European countries ? (1 point)
did not differentiate private / taught study
did not ask about costs
did not ask all students
did not include all European countries
  
9
What ratio of English students believe that they are getting poor value for money from their university ? (1 point)
more than one in three
one in five
one in ten
more than one in five
  
10
How many students took part in this research ? (1 point)
10,000
15,000
we don't know
20,000