Sentences with phrase «influences on academic performance»

Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have proven, for the first time in history, that physical fitness in children may affect their brain structure, which in turn may have an influence on their academic performance.

We also find that academy participation reduces 9th grade absences but has little influence on academic performance, AP course - taking, or AP exam success during high school.

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Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

First, we made a straightforward comparison of the average test - score gains in classrooms run by TFA and non-TFA teachers, controlling for a variety of factors known to influence academic achievement, including students» backgrounds, the students» previous performance on the TAAS, characteristics of their schools, and characteristics of their classmates.

The reforms missed a critical factor driving achievement gaps: the influence of poverty on academic performance.

A new paper by the Economic Policy Institute advances the discussion of these issues by analyzing trends in the influence of race / ethnicity, social class, and gender on students» academic performance in the United States.

The governor also emphasized the important influence that parents have on the academic performance of their children, urging parents to «insist that their children go to school every day and arrive on time.»

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The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of early maladaptive schemas on the functioning of the working memory and its capacity, and to verify if the early maladaptive schemas that are activated in the individual may influence his academic performance.

Influence of Disruptive Behavior Disorders on Academic Performance and School Functions of Youths with Attention - Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder.

Gender Differences in the Longitudinal Influence of Effortful Control on Academic Performance and Behavioral Problems in Early Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Social Skills.

Research conducted to date suggests that parental help with children's homework yields little positive influence on Asian American and Asian immigrant students» academic achievement even though such involvement appears to boost European American students» educational performance.