SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. â More than 500 students graduated from Skidmore College on Saturday morning.
Students were able to receive their diplomas while walking across the stage in their caps and gowns at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
In the Class of 2021, 35 states and 43 countries were represented. There were 32 students who are dual citizens and 80 first-generation students. Roughly 13 percent of students were international.
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âWe came here not only to make ourselves proud but also our entire family and country. Some of us are the very first to do it. Breaking generational curses with an 8 a.m. is not what any of us expected, but itâs what we did,â Class President Raymi Ramirez to her fellow graduates.
Research Delves Into Link Between Test Anxiety, Poor Sleep
April 28th 2021, 3:00 pm
New research sheds light on the biopsychosocial process that can lead to poor grades, withdrawal from classes and even students who drop out.
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New research from the University of Kansas just published in the
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is shedding light on this biopsychosocial process that can lead to poor grades, withdrawal from classes and even students who drop out. Indeed, about 40% of freshman don’t return to their universities for a second year in the United States.
“We were interested in finding out what predicted students’ performance in statistics classes stats classes are usually the most dreaded undergrad class,” said lead author Nancy Hamilton, professor of psychology at KU. “It can be a particular problem that can be a sticking point for a lot of students. I’m interested in sleep, and sleep and anxiety are related. So, we wanted
Test Anxiety and Poor Sleep an Active Sequence by Jayashree on April 29, 2021 at 10:13 PM
the International Journal of Behavioural Medicine published new research by university of Kanas that explained students who drop out, withdrew from classes and with poor grades had a active kind of biopsychosocial process between the test anxiety and sleeping habit.
, We were interested in finding out what predicted students performance in statistics classes stats classes are usually the most dreaded undergrad class, said lead author Nancy Hamilton, professor of psychology at KU.
The researchers were more interested to know about the link between sleep, anxiety and test performance, so they surveyed 167 students enrolled in statistics by using electronic battery of measures and filled out Sleep Mood Study Diaries to know about their sleep quality, anxiety levels and test scores.
Study explores link between text anxiety and poor sleep
College students across the country struggle with a vicious cycle: Test anxiety triggers poor sleep, which in turn reduces performance on the tests that caused the anxiety in the first place.
New research from the University of Kansas just published in the
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is shedding light on this biopsychosocial process that can lead to poor grades, withdrawal from classes and even students who drop out. Indeed, about 40% of freshman don t return to their universities for a second year in the United States.
We were interested in finding out what predicted students performance in statistics classes stats classes are usually the most dreaded undergrad class. It can be a particular problem that can be a sticking point for a lot of students. I m interested in sleep, and sleep and anxiety are related. So, we wanted to find out what the relationship was between sleep, anxiety and test performance