scholarly journals Relationship between cognitive processes and academic performance in high school students

Psychologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
Laura Puerta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between the cognitive processes and the academic performance by a non-experimental correlational study with a cross-sectional design. Participants were 60 students between 14 and 17 years old, who were randomly selected from high school tenth grade without a history of personality disorder or intellectual disability. Academic performance was evaluated from the school average reported by educational documents. Cognitive processes measured were: focused and sustained attention, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control, delayed visual memory, auditory verbal learning and delayed auditory verbal memory, visualconstructive praxis, naming function of language and verbal fluency. A neuropsychological battery was used for that purpose. According to the Rho Spearman, the results indicated that there is a statistically significant relationship between the two following cognitive processes and academic performance: sustained attention (p=0.01) and the naming function of language (p=0.05).

scholarly journals Evaluating the influence of anxiety and depression on academic performance in high school students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Ahmed Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Mean

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether anxiety and depression have a negative effect on academic performance. This small-scale study assessed the relationship between these factors. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out. A randomized sample of 52 high school students based in various schools across Lahore participated in the survey. Of the participants, 32 were males and 20 were females. As a measure of anxiety and depression 14 questions from the DASS-21 were utilized (The 7 questions pertaining to the measure of stress were not included in this study). Based on the DASS-21 score obtained by the respondents they were classified under categories of normal, mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe levels of anxiety and depression. As a measure of academic performance, the Grade Point Average (GPA) of the students was obtained via the survey. The mean average GPA was calculated for all the students falling under the aforementioned categories pertaining to anxiety and depression separately and these averages were compared. It was found that the mean average GPA was highest in students falling under the categories of normal and mild levels of anxiety and depression. Whereas, mean average GPA was lower in students suffering from severe levels of anxiety and depression. These findings suggest the need to come up with methods to combat anxiety and depression in high school students as these factors impede academic performance.

Cognitive Processes and Creative Lateral Thinking in Students of the Naval School of Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Hector Santa Maria Relaiza ◽  
Doris Fuster-Guillen ◽  
Yolvi Ocana-Fernandez ◽  
Patricia Edith Guillen Aparicio ◽  
Freddy Antonio Ochoa Tataje
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Lateral Thinking

The present research focused on identifying the influence of cognitive processes in the creative lateral thinking of high school students. The work was developed under the positivist paradigm; it was classified as basic, of explanatory level, with quantitative approach, non-experimental design and cross-sectional. The sample, calculated through probabilistic sampling, consisted of 221 students. Two data collection instruments were used: the cognitive processes questionnaire and the lateral thinking questionnaire, which were subjected to content validity by expert judgment and reliability and internal consistency analysis by Cronbach's alpha, reaching values of 0.908 and 0.802, respectively. The analysis of verification by Spearman's rho obtained was 0.762, which determined the significant influence between cognitive processes and lateral thinking. It was concluded that, if procedures and actions that lead to the acquisition of knowledge in a constructive way and by discovery are practiced, creative and perceptive lateral thinking would be developed; then the individual would exhibit imagination and creative behaviors.

scholarly journals Evaluating the influence of anxiety and depression on academic performance in high school students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Ahmed Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Mean

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether anxiety and depression have a negative effect on academic performance. This small-scale study assessed the relationship between these factors. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out. A randomized sample of 52 high school students based in various schools across Lahore participated in the survey. Of the participants, 32 were males and 20 were females. As a measure of anxiety and depression 14 questions from the DASS-21 were utilized (The 7 questions pertaining to the measure of stress were not included in this study). Based on the DASS-21 score obtained by the respondents they were classified under categories of normal, mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe levels of anxiety and depression. As a measure of academic performance, the Grade Point Average (GPA) of the students was obtained via the survey. The mean average GPA was calculated for all the students falling under the aforementioned categories pertaining to anxiety and depression separately and these averages were compared. It was found that the mean average GPA was highest in students falling under the categories of normal and mild levels of anxiety and depression. Whereas, mean average GPA was lower in students suffering from severe levels of anxiety and depression. These findings suggest the need to come up with methods to combat anxiety and depression in high school students as these factors impede academic performance.

scholarly journals Personal Profiles, Family Environment, Patterns of Smartphone Use, Nomophobia, and Smartphone Addiction across Low, Average, and High Perceived Academic Performance Levels among High School Students in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5219
Author(s):  
Danilo B. Buctot ◽  
Nami Kim ◽  
Sun-Hee Kim
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Smartphone Use

(1) Background: Problematic smartphone use in adolescents has become a major concern among parents and educators. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with, and the predictors of, low, average, and high perceived academic performance (PAP). (2) Methods: Descriptive and comparative analyses were employed in this cross-sectional study among 3374 Filipino high school students through an online Google forms survey. (3) Results: We found that age, grade level, father’s education, time spent daily on weekends, frequency of use on weekdays, purpose of use, nomophobia (NMP), and smartphone addiction (SA) were significantly associated with low PAP, while frequency of use on weekends and type of internet access had a significant association with high PAP. Gender was a significant predictor of low, average, and high PAP. Father’s education and SA were also significant predictors for both low and average PAP. (4) Conclusions: This study shows the significant association between personal profiles, family environment, patterns of smartphone use, NMP, and SA contributing to a significant impact on Filipino high school students’ PAP. This suggests that proper guidelines for smartphone use should be provided at home and in school settings to raise awareness of the adverse effects of SA on students’ academic performance.

Is age of menarche among school girls related to academic performance?

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhia Al-Mathkoori ◽  
Ula Nur ◽  
Abdullah Al-Taiar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Abstract Background There is strong evidence that the mean age of menarche has declined over the last few decades in developed and developing countries. This is of a major concern because of its enormous public health implications. This study aimed to estimate the age of menarche in Kuwait and investigate the association between menarcheal age and academic performance among high school girls in Kuwait. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected female high school students from private and public high schools in all governorates in Kuwait. Data on the age of menarche were collected by self-administered questionnaire from the students, while data on academic performance were extracted from the students’ academic records. Results Of the 907 students we selected, 800 (88.2%) responded. The mean age of menarche was 12.33 [95% confidence interval (CI) 12.18–12.49] years. There was no evidence for significant association between age of menarche and students’ academic performance before or after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusion The calculated age of menarche among contemporary girls in Kuwait is similar to that of the girls in industrialized countries. Early menarcheal age is unlikely to lead to adverse behavior that may affect academic performance in our setting.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship with Emotional Well-Being and Academic Performance: The Vision of High School Students

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 310
Author(s):  
María Dolores Toscano-Hermoso ◽  
Carlos Ruiz-Frutos ◽  
Javier Fagundo-Rivera ◽  
Juan Gómez-Salgado ◽  
Juan Jesús García-Iglesias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Field

Emotional intelligence skills in students may be related with physical and mental health, within and outside the academic field. Strengthening these skills can lead to greater overall well-being, lower use of substances, and improved academic performance, as well as reduced aggressive behaviours. The objective of this study was to analyse the levels of emotional intelligence (differentiating between the dimensions: emotional Attention, Clarity, and Repair) among high school students and examine its relationship with academic performance and emotional well-being, considering if there are differences between boys and girls and between different grades. A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed on a sample of 333 High School students using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) and KIDSCREEN-10 Index tools. Differences in emotional intelligence were observed between boys and girls for the three dimensions, and a relationship between emotional intelligence and student well-being was appreciated. No relationships were found between emotional intelligence and academic performance, nor have any differences been observed between the different courses analysed. It cannot be concluded that academic performance is related to emotional intelligence, but a relationship between well-being and emotional intelligence is found.

How the interpretation of social comparison affects academic performance among high school students

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maike Wehrens ◽  
Bram Buunk ◽  
Miranda Lubbers ◽  
Hans Kuyper ◽  
Greetje van der Werf
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
School Students
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