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Academic performance dependent on eating breakfast
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What is defined as breakfast
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What percentage of teenagers eat breakfast
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Other Info
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Gr Gregory W. Phillips
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ876514.pdf
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“The data revealed that 65.5 percent self identified they had eaten some type of breakfast. Of those that had eaten breakfast, 72.7 received a “C” or better on the test.” “During the course of the study 188 students made an “A” on the second exam, this includes 17.7% of the students who had eaten breakfast and 9.7% of those who had not eaten breakfast.”
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Following the premise of the American Dietetic Association (1996) that breakfast is when you eat, not what you eat, the administrator of the exam explained that breakfast could be a Pop Tart, a bowl of cereal, piece of cold pizza, piece of fruit, or a full blown traditional breakfast. It was further explained that a cup of coffee alone was not considered breakfast.
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The USDA study claimed that 92 percent of children ages 6-11 eat breakfast, while only 75-78 percent of adolescents ages 12-19 are reported as eating breakfast.
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http://www.dailyhelmsman.com/news/many-college-aged-students-skip-breakfast-study-shows/article_93b31df2-a3df-11e7-b479-4f5a07bad11b.html
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The study reported men aging from 18 to 34 are 28 percent more likely to skip breakfast, and females of the same age were 18 percent more likely to skip their morning meal.
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/toolkit_serving.pdf
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Research shows that students who eat breakfast at school have increased standardized achievement test scores, improved attendance and reduced tardiness. Other research shows that students who eat breakfast have improved academic, behavioral, and emotional functioning.
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Breakfast consists of 3 components from three food groups:
1. milk 2. fruit 3.grains
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Lindsay Boyers
https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-eating-breakfast-students-7697.html
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Breakfast is especially important for young students whose brains use up about half of the body’s energy.
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Students who eat a healthy breakfast tend to have better concentration than students who skip breakfast altogether.
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Survey questions:
How many times do you eat breakfast a week (Never/ 1-2 times a week/ 3-5 times a week/6-7 times a week)
What is your current GPA (0.0-1.0, 1.1-2.0, 2.1-3.0,3.1-4.0+)
Do you feel better or worse when you eat breakfast (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)
Do you feel like you can accomplish more when you eat breakfast? (Yes/No/Sometimes)
Do you think you are more energized throughout the day if you eat breakfast (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)
Are you more focused in class if you eat a healthy well-rounded breakfast (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)
Allie I think you should give your audience more options. Also I would make your questions more specific.
ReplyDeleteAfter updating and working on your survey question you did a great job giving your audience a variety of answers. In addition, you kept your questions specific so that they are useful in your essay.
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