Association Between Transient Newborn Hypoglycemia and Fourth-Grade Achievement Test Proficiency

An Analysis of the Proficiency and Competency of a Fourth Grade Class

The Observation School conducted by the University of Pennsylvania during its summer session is regarded not as a model but as a typical elementary school in which the pupils are representative of the typical school group. These pupils are recruited from the Philadelphia schools and accepted in the order of their application until the grades are filled. A teacher of the fourth grade in this sch...

Hypoglycemia in the newborn.

Hypoglycemia in a neonate has been defined as blood sugar value below 40mg/dL. Hypoglycemia is encountered in a variety of neonatal conditions including prematurity, growth retardation and maternal diabetes. Screening for hypoglycemia in certain high-risk situations is recommended. Supervised breast-feeding may be an initial treatment option in asymptomatic hypoglycemia. However, symptomatic hy...

Hypoglycemia in the newborn.

Since a universal definition for hypoglycemia is lacking, an operational threshold for initiating therapy has been defined. Hypoglycemia is encountered in a variety of neonatal conditions including prematurity, growth retardation and maternal diabetes. Since hypoglycemia may be asymptomatic, routine screening for this condition in certain high risk situations is recommended. Supervised breast-f...

Association Between Child Poverty and Academic Achievement.

Association between Emotional Variables and School Achievement

Recent psychological studies highlight emotional aspects, and they show an important role within individual learning processes. Hereby, positive emotions were supposed to positively influence learning and achievement processes and negative ones do the contrary. In this study, an educational unit “ecosystem lake” was used during which achievement (three tests) and emotional variables (interest, ...