Investigation and Strategy Research on the Causes of Middle School Students’ Learning Difficulties in the Context of the Leading Country in Education

The purpose of this research is to analyze the causal mechanisms of learning difficulties of middle school students and use them to propose strategies to help them. Therefore, this research establishes a structured equation model and analyzes the data from the survey using the partial least squares method. The data were obtained from a 13,900 Wenzhou City, China students questionnaire. The research found that learning strategies were the most significant influences on learning effectiveness, followed by learning motivation and learning relationships. Meanwhile, learning relationships had a significant impact on learning pressure. Therefore, this research proposes targeted support strategies. It aims to enhance learning motivation, optimize learning strategies, and improve learning relationships. At the same time, it reduces students' learning pressure. Ultimately, the learning effectiveness of students with learning difficulties is improved.