News tagged with academic performance
Study to explore if more sleep will help teens shake off depression
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After a late night of texting or updating Facebook, it's hardly surprising that many teenagers show up groggy for school, which studies have shown can diminish academic performance. To address this troubling ...
Undergrad academic performance linked to neural signals
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Students will have to use their brains to get good grades at school this year, according to new University of Toronto research that relates brain activity to undergraduate academic performance.
Students with depression twice as likely to drop out of college (w/ Podcast)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- College students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out of school, new research shows.
Anxiety's hidden cost
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2009 |
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The effect of anxiety on academic performance is not always obvious but new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests that there may be hidden costs. The research found that anxious individuals ...
Better sleep is associated with improved academic success
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Getting more high-quality sleep is associated with better academic performance. according to new research. The positive relationship is especially relevant to performance in math.
Schools' resources important for helping children of immigrant families succeed in the classroom
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Children of immigrants who enter school with low math and reading skills have a better chance of catching up with their peers if they attend a school with high-performing students, well-supported teachers and services to ...
Study shows direct link between health-related behaviors and grades
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Lack of sleep, excessive television/computer screen time, stress, gambling, alcohol and tobacco use and other health-related issues are taking a toll on college students' academic performance, according to a study released ...
