Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
| Academic Achievement | 8 |
| Obesity | 8 |
| Child Health | 5 |
| Ethnicity | 5 |
| Body Composition | 4 |
| Gender Differences | 4 |
| Access to Computers | 3 |
| Administrator Qualifications | 3 |
| Alcohol Abuse | 3 |
| Body Height | 3 |
| Body Weight | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Department of Defense… | 3 |
| Journal of School Health | 2 |
| Journal of School Nursing | 1 |
| ProQuest LLC | 1 |
| School Psychology | 1 |
Author
| Castrechini, Sebastian | 1 |
| Chen, Li-Jung | 1 |
| Fox, Kenneth R. | 1 |
| Frigaard, Martin | 1 |
| Goto, Keiko | 1 |
| Guindon, John R., Sr. | 1 |
| Juvonen, Jaana | 1 |
| Kopping, Dana | 1 |
| Ku, Po-Wen | 1 |
| Lessard, Leah M. | 1 |
| London, Rebecca A. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 3 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 6 |
| Grade 8 | 6 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 3 |
| Grade 11 | 3 |
| Grade 12 | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| California | 2 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLessard, Leah M.; Juvonen, Jaana – School Psychology, 2019
The current study was designed to examine one possible weight stigma-reduction mechanism: school-level weight diversity. It was hypothesized that greater weight diversity among same-sex peers at school would attenuate the negative association between weight and academic achievement. Across 26 urban public middle schools, 5,991 sixth-grade students…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Urban Schools
Guindon, John R., Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This quantitative causal comparative study looked to see if there was a relationship between childhood obesity and student achievement. Because of the many conflicting results in the research available, it was not known if there was a relationship between childhood obesity and student achievement among inner-city middle school students in a school…
Descriptors: Children, Obesity, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Chen, Li-Jung; Fox, Kenneth R.; Ku, Po-Wen; Wang, Ching-Hui – Journal of School Health, 2012
Backround: This study examined the association among childhood obesity, weight status change, and subsequent academic performance at 6-year follow-up. Methods: First-grade students from one elementary school district in Taichung City, Taiwan were followed for 6 years (N = 409). Academic performance was extracted from the school records at the end…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Body Weight, Academic Achievement
London, Rebecca A.; Castrechini, Sebastian – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Childhood obesity has been linked with other persistent health problems, but research is just beginning to examine its relationship with academic performance. This article tracks students longitudinally to examine the ways student physical fitness and changes in fitness align with school performance. Methods: Using matched…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Obesity, Body Composition, Testing
Kopping, Dana; Nevarez, Holly; Goto, Keiko; Morgan, Irene; Frigaard, Martin; Wolff, Cindy – Journal of School Nursing, 2012
This longitudinal study examined the rates of overweight, elevated blood pressure, acanthosis nigricans, and their associated factors in third through fifth grade students over 4 years. Participants consisted of 279 students who participated in health screenings in 2002 and 2006. Hispanic students had significantly higher rates of overweight and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Prevention, Early Adolescents, Hypertension
Download full textDepartment of Defense Education Activity, 2011
Every two years the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) administers the DoDEA Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) to all parents with children attending DoDEA schools and all 4th-12th grade students enrolled in a DoDEA school. Parents were asked to complete one survey for each school in which they had a child enrolled. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Public Education, Public Schools, Mass Media
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2011
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Customer Satisfaction Survey is a biennial survey administered by DoDEA to parents and students to monitor DoDEA's success in meeting students' needs. The survey is administered every other year to sponsors with children in pre-kindergarten-12th grade and to students in grades 4-12. For the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Public Education, Public Schools, Mass Media
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2009
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Customer Satisfaction Survey is a biennial survey administered by DoDEA to parents and students to monitor DoDEA's success in meeting students' needs. The survey is administered every other year to sponsors with children in pre-kindergarten--12th grade and to students in grades 4-12. For the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Public Schools, Mass Media, Newspapers
