Science news articles about 'student grades'

... of .41 points on a four-point scale. The assignment had no impact on white students' grades. "Our intervention is based on the idea that ethnic minority students experience, on average, higher ...

... including academic use), 30.4 percent of students surveyed reported excessive screen time ... tobacco to calm down or 'to be social' is lowering students' grades." Ehlinger hopes that this study's results ...

... , then hopefully that can also translate into more academic success." However, white students' grades were virtually unaffected by the race of their roommate. White students earned higher GPAs when ...

... . It examines the effect of three personal characteristics--physical attractiveness, personality and grooming--on students' grade point averages (GPA) in high school. The primary objective is to ...

... and lead author of the study. "At university, the stress from experiencing violence can affect students' grades, their mental health, even their long-term physical health. When nearly one in five ...

... on size, school type, census region, level of urbanization, percentage of Caucasian and African-American students, grade span and curriculum. Health-related variables such as height, weight, pubertal ...

... ethnicity. To measure course performance, the professor for each course reported each student's grade for the course. Although the researchers found no significant differences in students' grades and ...