Health and Academic Achievement

Health and Academic Achievement
Author: Blandina Bernal-Morales
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2018-09-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1789237300

Emotional, physical and social well-being describe human health from birth. Good health goes hand in hand with the ability to handle stress for the future. However, biological factors such as diet, life experiences such as drug abuse, bullying, burnout and social factors such as family and community support at the school stage tend to mold health problems, affecting academic achievements. This book is a compilation of current scientific information about the challenges that students, families and teachers face regarding health and academic achievements. Contributions also relate to how physical activity, psychosocial support and other interventions can be made to understand resilience and vulnerability to school desertion. This book will be of interest to readers from broad professional fields, non-specialist readers, and those involved in education policy.

Psychosocial Learning Behaviors

Psychosocial Learning Behaviors
Author: Heidi Ann Frazier Rogers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2012
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN:

This study analyzed the pre-existing data to measure the impact of an academic support program on conditionally admitted first-year students at a small, private, liberal arts college in the Midwest. The academic support program includes a two-credit course based on the components of the College Learning Effectiveness Inventory (CLEI). The CLEI is used as a tool in developing academic success goals in the conditionally admitted students and is taken twice during the academic year; once within the first month of school and once during the third month of the second semester. This instrument measures the psychosocial elements found to be influential in academic success in higher education through using six scales in which students self-report their learning behaviors. This research focused on analyzing the data from four of these scales: academic self-efficacy, organization and attention to study, stress and time press, and class communication. The impact of the academic support program was measured according to the growth of the four scales indicated. Correlations between the scales were also examined to determine for any positive relationships.

College Students with ADHD

College Students with ADHD
Author: Lisa L. Weyandt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2012-10-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1461453453

Not long ago, conventional wisdom held that ADHD was a disorder of childhood only—that somewhere during puberty or adolescence, the child would outgrow it. Now we know better: the majority of children with the disorder continue to display symptoms throughout adolescence and into adulthood. It is during the teen and young adult years that the psychological and academic needs of young people with ADHD change considerably, and clinical and campus professionals are not always sufficiently prepared to meet the challenge. College Students with ADHD is designed to bring the professional reader up to speed. The book reviews the latest findings on ADHD in high school and college students, assessment methods, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. Practical guidelines are included for helping young adults make the transition to college, so they may cope with their disorder and do as well as possible in school and social settings. Coverage is straightforward, realistic, and geared toward optimum functioning and outcomes. Among the topics featured: - Background information, from current statistics to diagnostic issues. - ADHD in high school adolescents. - ADHD in college students: behavioral, academic, and psychosocial functioning. - Assessment of ADHD in college students. - Psychosocial/educational treatment of ADHD in college students. - Pharmacotherapy for college students with ADHD. - Future directions for practice and research. The comprehensive information in College Students with ADHD provides a wealth of information to researchers and professionals working with this population, including clinical and school psychologists, school and college counselors, special education teachers, social workers, developmental psychologists, and disability support staff on college campuses, as well as allied mental health providers.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL PROBLEMS

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Author: Dr. A.P. Senthil Kumar
Publisher: KY Publications
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 8193390458

The prevalence and incidence of learning disability are on increase in India. Most of the cases of learning disabilities are not properly diagnosed and managed, the situation of rural belts are very pathetic. The accessibility and availability of facilities that manage learning disabilities are very limited in a country like India. Inclusive educational policies are still to take a proper shape in the Indian context. Children with learning disabilities have to encounter with series of issues. The psychosocial problems and academic achievement remain very crucial among these. The present study intends to look into the psychosocial problems and academic achievement of the children with specific learning disability. Further, this study tried to explore the relationship between various socio-demographic variables with the psychosocial problems and academic achievements. The present study was conducted in the Sulur Block of Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, India. The total samples for the study were 268 children with learning disability. Standardised scales were used for collecting the information from the respondents. The results of the study indicate serious implications. The lower level of academic achievement and the higher level of psychosocial problems are evident. It is found that a number of sociodemographic variables are also significantly influencing the core variables investigated in this study

The Factors That Contribute to Success in College Freshmen with Specific Learning Disabilities

The Factors That Contribute to Success in College Freshmen with Specific Learning Disabilities
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2017
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN:

"Once students graduate from high school and enter postsecondary education the academic support services change. This study uses a qualitative methodology to investigate the perceptions of students' with specific learning disabilities (SLD), particularly the students' perceptions of student motivation, success, and psychosocial factors such as self-efficacy, self-advocacy, and the stigmas related to having an SLD in an effort to identify the factors that impact success in college students who have specific learning disabilities. The researcher will interview students with a SLD regarding the length of time their disability has been identified, the accommodations previously accessed in the secondary educational setting compared to current college accommodations, student motivation, success, current student support systems skills, other psychosocial factors, and any barriers that students may perceive they face."--Leaf 3.