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Cramer, Ken; Pschibul, Rebecca – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2017
The present study investigated the time usage and levels of perceived stress, academic workload, and recreation time for 177 students at the University of Windsor before, during, and after Fall Reading Week (FRW). Over a three-week span (at various times of the day), students received a message to their smartphone to complete a 20-second survey…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task, Recreational Activities, Reading Habits
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Deasley, Shanna; Evans, Mary Ann; Nowak, Sarah; Willoughby, David – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2018
In a sample of 128 Canadian junior kindergarten children (66 boys), we examined sex differences in emergent literacy and behaviour when listening to and interacting with books of four types: alphabet books with simple text and illustrations, traditional alphabet books with complex text and illustrations, alphabet eBooks, and illustrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Emergent Literacy, Reading Habits
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Cadigan, Francoise Jane; Wei, Yichun; Clifton, Rodney A. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Very little Canadian research has examined the academic achievement of private school students. Data from The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003 were used to examine the achievement of private school students. The study found that private school students outperformed their public school peers. In addition, the students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Achievement, Private Schools