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Audrey Baumeister – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Hurricane Katrina inflicted traumatic experiences on many children in New Orleans and the surrounding area. The literature has shown a significant relationship between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and lowered academic achievement in children. This longitudinal study investigated the relationships between attendance, academic…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Academic Achievement
Guida, Frank; And Others – 1983
Considerable research has been conducted on the effect of anxiety on academic achievement. The most consistent finding is that high anxiety is associated with low performance, particularly at the elementary school level. To explain this situation, some researchers have hypothesized that anxiety debilitates students' attention span or time-on-task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Attention Span, Black Students