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School Start Times and Teen Sleep
Do teenagers need more sleep? Does changing school start times have an impact on teenagers' school achievement? The resources in this ReadySearchTM are provided to inform thinking on this topic.
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School Start Time and Academic Achievement: A Literature Review
This review of the literature concludes that adolescents do not get enough sleep, which could affect learning and development. The report also finds that the problem of inadequate sleep may be mitigated--but not necessarily solved--by later school start times, achievement may or may not improve with later start times, and insufficient sleep may not be as harmful as suggested in studies and by the media. 2006. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1b/e6/82.pdf |
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Adolescent Sleep, School Start Times, and Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes
This Web site describes the results of a study of the percentage of teen motor crashes before and after a county's change to later school start times. 2008. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603528/ |
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Changing Times: Findings From the First Longitudinal Study of Later High School Start Times
This article examines the results of a shift to a later start time in seven high schools in the Minneapolis Public School District. A number of benefits were observed. 2002. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/CAREI/Reports/docs/SST-2002Bulletin.pdf |
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Teen Sleep: Why Is Your Teen So Tired?
This Web site provides an overview of teens and sleep. 2009. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teens-health/CC00019/METHOD=print |
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The Informed Educator: Alternative Time and Scheduling Policies
A section of this Informed Educator provides information on changing school start times. 2009. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=27576 |
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Time, Learning, and School Schedules
Does increasing the amount of instructional time in school automatically increase student achievement? In addition to increased time, what other factors affect student learning? How can the school day and year best be organized to improve student achievement? The resources in this ReadySearchTM address these and other questions related to time and scheduling in schools. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=43 |
