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May, Felix; Ford, Tamsin; Janssens, Astrid; Newlove-Delgado, Tamsin; Emma Russell, Abigail; Salim, Javid; Ukoumunne, Obioha C.; Hayes, Rachel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Background: Among children aged 6-16, there is a clear association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and academic attainment. We wanted to know whether this association was replicated in younger children. Aims: To explore the relationship between children aged 4-8 with probable ADHD and their academic attainment and…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Bates, Madeleine; Curtis, Sally; Dismore, Harriet – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
There are arguably many factors that affect the way a student learns. A recent report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) on student academic experience in the UK states that class size is an important factor in the quality of the student experience and that smaller class sizes provide greater…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Attendance, Medical Students, Learning Strategies
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Hack, Catherine Jane – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Using the delivery of a large postgraduate distance learning module in bioethics to health professionals as an illustrative example, the type of learning activity that could be enhanced through delivery in an immersive virtual world (IVW) was explored. Several activities were repurposed from the "traditional" virtual learning environment…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Graduate Study, Distance Education
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Mann, Sandi; Robinson, Andrew – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
Student boredom within the school system has been widely studied and shown to be linked to various negative consequences such as diminished academic achievement, school dissatisfaction and truancy. However, little attention has been given to the issue of boredom within higher education and the current study aims to redress this balance. Two…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Questionnaires
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Hallam, Susan; Rogers, Lynne; Rhamie, Jasmine – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2010
This paper describes staff perceptions of the implementation of an alternative curriculum, Skill Force, for disaffected pupils in the UK. The perceptions of Skill Force and school staff were compared based on data from questionnaires completed by 62 Skill Force and 84 school staff, and interviews with representative samples of each. While the data…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis