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Direct linkBryant, Benjamin P.; Bryant, Judith B. – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
The purpose of the study was to describe the range of relative backpack weights of one group of elementary-aged children and the extent to which they exceeded recommended levels. A second purpose was to explore whether gender and age help predict the relative weight of children's backpacks. Ninety-five 8- to 12-year-old elementary school students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Gender Differences, Body Weight, Age Differences
Sirpa Kärkkäinen; Katri Hämeen-Anttila; Kirsti Vainio; Sirpa Kontturi; Risto Patrikainen; Tuula Keinonen – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the development of medicine education by examining pupils' perceptions of medicines and medicine use. Design/methodology/approach: Fourth graders' (n=51, aged 10-11) perceptions about medicines and their use were collected in one school through mixed-methods using a questionnaire, a drawing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Medicine
Download full textBlosnich, John; Kershner, Ruth – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Bullying is a prevalent problem for many elementary school students, and it is associated with physical injury and depression. Objectives: Students engaged in this teaching activity will be able to identify bullying behaviors as well as list and demonstrate strategies to effectively deal with bullying situations. Target Audience: Fourth- and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Bullying, Depression (Psychology), Violence
Raman, Lakshmi; Gelman, Susan A. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The present studies examined beliefs concerning the impact of psychosocial factors in the transmission of contagious illness, injuries, and disgust. In Studies 1 and 2, participants ranging from preschoolers through adults judged the likelihood that a character would get sick (or injured) after being contaminated by another individual who was…
Descriptors: Injuries, Personality, Emotional Response, Communicable Diseases
Garcy, Anthony M. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
This study investigated the relationship between health conditions suffered over time and student scores on the Stanford Achievement Test 9 in Yuma County, Arizona, public grade schools. The majority of children in Yuma County were of Hispanic origin. The poverty and low income status of most of these children placed them at greater risk for…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Injuries, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests
Corbitt, Cynthia; Carpenter, Molly – Science and Children, 2006
For many children, especially those with reading difficulties, a motor-kinesthetic learning activity may be an effective tool to teach complex concepts. With this in mind, the authors developed and tested a game designed to teach fourth- to sixth-grade children some basic principles of nervous system function by allowing the children themselves to…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Injuries, Anatomy, Grade 4
