Chapter I The Problem and Its Background Introduction The term stress had none of its contemporary connotations before the 1920s. It is a form of the Middle English destresse‚ derived via Old French from the Latin stringere‚ "to draw tight." It had long been in use in physics to refer to the internal distribution of a force exerted on a material body‚ resulting in strain. In the 1920s and 1930s‚ the term was occasionally being used in biological and psychological circles to refer
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Achievement Gaps Reading‚ writing and the ability to solve simple mathematical problems are a part of the necessary tools needed to survive in America. Consequently‚ such learning tools are used numerous times throughout the day without recognition. However‚ reading‚ writing and basic knowledge of mathematical problems are not equally achieved by all social groups. It is clear that education plays a major role in the future of an individual‚ yet there are achievement gaps between Black‚ White
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concerning out-of-school influences on students’ prospects for academic success stems from James Coleman’s 1966 study of racial and ethnic segregation‚ student and family characteristics‚ and student achievement. In Equality of Educational Opportunity (1966)‚ prepared for the United States Department of Education‚ Coleman found that family factors such as household composition‚ socioeconomic status‚ and parents’ level of education were stronger predictors of students’ educational attainment than were
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colleges and universities are made up of two demographics. One of which is student athletes and the other is regular academics students. These two groups of students coexist on campuses all over the world‚ but is one group more important that the other? How are the underlying issues dealt with between the two sides? Collegiate athletics is very important and make a huge contribution to institutes worldwide and society in general. Student Athlete’s schedules are generally more demanding‚ they help promote
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Academic Success among College Athletes Do student athletes make the most of their opportunity to obtain a post-secondary education? Do they have the same academic success as those students that are not athletes? Are student athletes just “dumb jocks?” The answers to these questions might surprise you. Much research has been done to dispel the myth that athletes going to college are only there to play sports with little regard to their education. Programs have been created to assure that colleges
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Girls and Achievement Girls are now appearing to have a higher ability to succeed in education than boys in today’s schooling system. There are many issues concerning this area and these have been supported by a range of theorists using key studies and concepts to establish this further. The impact of feminism on the female population has gradually increased since the 1960’s when feminist sociologists highlighted the idea of an education system filled with gender inequalities. These sociologists
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Cheating‚ or academic dishonesty‚ may be something we have all done at one time or another‚ in some way‚ shape or form. So‚ what is the reason behind it? Are students being lazy or possibly scared of failing? Or‚ could it simply be that they desire more free time to indulge in the socially enjoyable aspects of college where hours of research and writing doesn ’t exactly fit into some students “schedules”. All of these are reasons are for academic dishonesty but none of them are right. Academic dishonesty
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323–337 www.elsevier.com/locate/smrv CLINICAL REVIEW Sleep loss‚ learning capacity and academic performance Giuseppe Curcioa‚Â Michele Ferraraa‚b‚ Luigi De Gennaroa a Department of Psychology‚ University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’‚ Rome‚ Italy Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health‚ University of L’Aquila‚ Rome‚ Italy b KEYWORDS Sleep deprivation; Learning; Memory; Academic performance; Neurocognitive functioning; Adolescents; Prefrontal cortex Summary At a time
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I had stage fright. There was a story telling class and it was my turn to present my story to the class. However‚ I was frozen stiff‚ convinced that I could not do it‚ and I cried. I could not speak and was led away by my teacher amongst the students’ laughter. I never presented again until I was in secondary school. But‚ when I spoke in front of my friends for a project presentation‚ I remembered that I could do it and that I did not make a mistake. Surprisingly‚ the words flowed freely
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Health & Academics The academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. Health-related factors such as hunger‚ physical and emotional abuse‚ and chronic illness can lead to poor school performance. Health-risk behaviors such as early sexual initiation‚ violence‚ and physical inactivity are consistently linked to poor grades and test scores and lower educational attainment. When children and adolescents participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every
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