While previous studies have examined the relationship between the symptoms of ADHD and academic achievement, as well as cognitive ability and academic achievement, fewer studies have simultaneously examined the relative ...

Background: Adolescent obesity has become a significant public health problem. Conservative estimates, based on self-reported data, indicate overweight and obesity rates among Canadian adolescents aged 12 to 17 soared from ...

The value of the laboratory to science learning has been under scrutiny. This thesis examines the undergraduate chemistry laboratory and seeks to show how improvements in student outcomes will result from reformulating ...

Children and adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have been found to make a variety of poor life decisions in comparison to typically developing children and adolescents. To date, it is difficult ...

This thesis examines the disconnect between the 2007 Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum and a textbook written specifically to support it, Investigating Science and Technology 7. The paper illustrates the suggested ...

This research assesses physical environments in adult day programs in Nova Scotia in terms of their appropriateness for persons with dementia. Researchers have found that when physical environments are well designed, ...

We have shown in previous research that food management strategies adopted by lowincome families may account for the difference in diet quality within households that have similar economic and structural characteristics. ...

Children with DBDs (ADHD, ODD, and/or CD) are known to engage in high rates of classroom rule-violations (RV). However, it has not been determined in the literature what percentage of children who engage in high frequency ...

Two barriers that continue to face adult learners on their path to accreditation are inconsistent attendance and mathematical limitations. The purpose of this research study is to determine the significant issues that ...