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Adherence to Recess Guidelines in the United States Using Nationally Representative Data: Implications for Future Surveillance Efforts
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Clevenger, Kimberly A.; Dunton, Genevieve F.; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Berrigan, David – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: National adherence to the recess recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not been comprehensively studied in the United States. Methods: Data from 6 nationally representative data sets over the last decade (Classification of Laws Associated with School Students, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Child Health, Guidelines, Elementary School Students
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Relative Age: A Meta-Analysis
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Schnorrbusch, Chelsea; Fabiano, Gregory A.; Aloe, Ariel M.; Toro Rodriguez, Roberto C. – School Psychology Review, 2020
One potential source contributing to the misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could be as simple as a child's age in relation to others in their grade. Studies indicate that children who are youngest in their grade are at greater risk of being diagnosed with, and medicated for, ADHD. The…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis
School Climate and Students' Early Mathematics Learning: Another Search for Contextual Effects
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Bodovski, Katerina; Nahum-Shani, Inbal; Walsh, Rachael – American Journal of Education, 2013
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)--a large, nationally representative sample of US elementary school students, we employed multilevel analysis to answer the following research questions: (a) Does students' mathematics achievement growth in grades K-3 vary among schools? (b) To what extent does…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 1
Beyond Mean Achievement Scores: Providing a More Nuanced Understanding of Student Outcomes by Examining Class Absences, Socio-Emotional Competencies, and Differential Effects of Teacher Characteristics
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Camille Whitney – ProQuest LLC, 2015
In order to ensure that schools support students' learning, educational attainment, success in the workplace and healthy development, we need a robust research literature on student outcomes beyond average achievement test scores. This dissertation includes three papers that report on elementary and secondary student outcomes other than average…
Descriptors: Correlation, School Policy, Student Characteristics, Outcomes of Education