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In Desperate Need Of Sleep: Teenagers And School Start Times, Cristin Marie Allen
In Desperate Need Of Sleep: Teenagers And School Start Times, Cristin Marie Allen
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
School start times have the potential to be damaging to students academically. Several studies have linked sleep to the transfer of knowledge into long term memory, while others show how the lack of sleep is disruptive to learning. If school start times truly have an impact on the functionality of the teenage brain, educators should be doing everything in their power to make sure schools begin at a proper hour. The purpose of this study was to extend research done in other parts of the country, traditionally in urban areas, that attempted to show a link between student achievement and …
Igeneration: The Social Cognitive Effects Of Digital Technology On Teenagers, Eugenia A. Ives
Igeneration: The Social Cognitive Effects Of Digital Technology On Teenagers, Eugenia A. Ives
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
Into today’s world, digital technology changes so rapidly and integrates into our society at such an accelerated rate, it is hard to keep up with it, let alone reflect on the effects it has on our lives. Although Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, did not exist a mere decade ago, they are now ubiquitous forms of media and communication in our culture. Today’s generation of teenagers, born in the 1990s, aptly labeled the “iGeneration”, are the most connected generation ever. These iGen teens are digital natives growing up in an era of a massive influx of technology. They do not know …