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ERIC Number: EJ284800
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Where do Children Study?
Patton, James E.; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v76 n5 p280-86 May-Jun 1983
According to a study of 387 fifth-through ninth- grade students, distraction is a situationally influenced phenomenon, and students actively think about their study environments. A high percentage of students study with radio or television on, although it appears that these distractors should be removed from the ideal study environment. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Noise (Sound), Study Habits, Television Viewing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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