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Wang, Guanghai; Ren, Fen; Liu, Zhijun; Xu, Guangxing; Jiang, Fan; Skora, Elizabeth; Lewin, Daniel S. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Deficient sleep is linked to detrimental outcomes in health and school performance for adolescents. This study characterized sleep patterns in Chinese adolescents preparing for the College Entrance Exam (CEE) and evaluated the association between sleep patterns, self-rated academic performance, and the CEE scores. Methods: A sample of…
Descriptors: Sleep, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Ramnarain, Umesh – Perspectives in Education, 2014
The South African science curriculum advocates an inquiry-based approach to practical work. Inquiry is a complex and multifaceted activity involving both cognitive and physical activity; thus, paper-and-pencil items do not provide the authentic context for this assessment. This study investigates the construct validity of inquiry-related questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Inquiry, Physical Sciences
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Sahan, Hasan Hüseyin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
A framework of school and teacher qualities has been established by research. The need to identify families' school and teacher selection criteria, in particular, is the main motive behind the present study. It mainly aims to identify the criteria parents use when selecting schools and teachers, or the influence of hidden curriculum on school and…
Descriptors: Hidden Curriculum, School Choice, Parent Attitudes, Decision Making