All in a good night's sleep: How quality of sleep impacts academic performance in children
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 15:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A good night's sleep is linked to better performance by schoolchildren in math and languages -- subjects that are powerful predictors of later learning and academic success, according to a study. The researchers reported that "sleep efficiency" is associated with higher academic performance in those key subjects. Sleep efficiency is a gauge of sleep quality that compares the amount of actual sleep time with the total time spent in bed.