Hypothesis Tested: Sleep-Deprived Students

They will be high school students that will be randomly selected from a high school population. All participants will be about the same age, all high school students, and intelligence level since they will all be attending the same high school. The participants will be selected randomly from a high school population. The experiment will be conducted in the same way for all of the groups. Additionally, the same amount of M&Ms will be eaten by each participant during the experiment.

A total of 59 participants took part in this experiment. They were split into two independent experimental groups, one being the control group, and the other the experimental group. There were 30 participants in the control group, and 29 participants in the experimental group. The male to female ratio was fairly equal with

Give a one-sentence definition of internal validity. As an example, I’m going to conduct a study that deprives college students of sleep, to prove their grades will go down as a result. If I found a link between reduced sleep and reduced grades, what is an internally valid conclusion about the results of this study (be specific)?

One of the many arising problems of America’s students is they are becoming sleep deprived. The busy daily schedules of children and teens are not allowing them to get enough sleep. “Less sleep is unhealthy especially with the new research that as teenagers move through teenage years, they need increasing amounts of sleep. Nine hours per night is the necessary amount to avoid behaviors associated with sleep deprivation” (Final Report Summary, 2001). Among other things, sleep deprivation is causing students to sleep during class instead of being awake and aware. When the students are sleeping in class, they are not retaining information being taught to them. Researchers have now proven that

During this week’s article, “Most High School Students Are Sleep Deprived”, by Sylviane Duval, The author claims throughout the article that most high school students are sleep deprived. The author brings up valid points throughout the article and even gives ideas on how to solve this high school sleep deficient epidemic. Throughout this paper I will point out some of the major strengths and weaknesses I found in this article.

The students could rate their current mood on a scale from zero to seven. The higher the

In today’s society, many people go through many days yawning, fighting to stay awake and indulging in many cups of coffee. If you were to ask them what the cause of their restlessness was, the popular statement would be a lack of sleep. However, most would not dare to think that a lack of sleep could cause multiple issues in everyday life. This problem has been seen to peak during the good ole college days. It is hard to imagine that those days of all-night cramming sessions and those late nights partying causing students to be sleep deprived could lead to a variety of problems like stress, long term insomnia, and a weakened immune system.

As a high school student myself, I know the struggles of lost sleep and what it does to my body and my mind throughout the day. The early start of school is viewed as “more time to learn,” but a series of tests and experiments say otherwise; instead, high school classes should begin around 10 am. This will allow the students to gain adequate rest as well as allow their brain and body to reach its full potential for the oncoming day.

There were 84 participants in experiment 1 raging from ages 52 to 84, they were recruited through newspaper, porters, and libraries. These participants were then divided into two groups (middle-aged and older adults). In the middle-aged group there were 30 females and 10 males and in the older adults group there were 21 female and 23 males. In experiment 2, there were 71 participants, 30 young adults, 19 older adults, and 22 AD patients. They were between the ages of 17 and 90 and were separated into three groups. The young adults group had 21 females and 9 males, the older adults have 11 females and 8 males, and the AD patients had 16 females and 6 males. The participants went through different types of tests during the study and they were given a certain time to complete them. The researchers collected their data by given the participants a series of questions asking them to writing down certain things that they remembered about the information they had previously given the

Are you a student who has a school start time before 8:30 a.m.? Do you get tired during the school day because you did not get enough sleep? You are not alone. Students all over America are suffering from sleep deprivation. This is causing teens to do poorly in school and causes emotional and health issues. Most schools are restricted from having a later school start time because of extra-curricular activities including sports and marching band. But is this a valid sacrifice? School start times should be later for teenagers because research shows adolescents are at a risk for emotional issues, poor grade performance, and car accidents.

Sleep is as essential to people as food and water. It is what recharges us after a long day, and gives our bodies a chance to heal and grow. So why don’t teenagers get enough of it? Teenagers today are faced with this devastating problem, called sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is when a person does not get enough sleep, which can rapidly lead to deadly health effects (Pietrangelo 1). This problem is serious, especially for adolescents, and should be addressed in an environment where teens feel fine with facing the severity of the issue. The most pressing teenage issue today that Dearborn Public Schools should address in the classroom is sleep deprivation since sleep deprivation causes lifelong mental health issues, it creates severe physical health problems,

This week’s article was “Teachers, Students, and Sleep” by Dave Stuart Jr. It discusses the importance of sleep to both teachers and students, and ways to make sure they get the best sleep to succeed each day. According to the article, sleep can be easily thrown off, especially by late night snacking. Also, the article states, “one of the most valuable and overlooked aspects of sleep is an operation called memory processing,” which is a part of REM sleep. The bad thing is, these snack before bed disrupt this REM sleep, making our quality of sleep much worse. Another key role in getting better sleep is regularity, which is “one of the most important factors in how well people sleep.” It has also been proven that sleep impacts performance. As

In this experiment there was a total of 23 college student participants, with 15 females and eight males. Age varied between participants, ranging from 19 to 30 years old, with a mean of 22 years old and a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Participants were of different ethnicities as well, with four Whites, six Blacks, seven Hispanics, four Asians, and two Others. The compensation for all participants was course credit.

Thesis Statement: When the projects, exams, and extra-curricular activities start to pile up on one another it seems as though there is not enough time in the day.  This is when college students tend to lose precious hours of sleep and the consequences can be costly.

Two groups were used in the experiment – a control group and an experimental group. The groups were divided by the class they were attending at the time.