@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between self-reported hours of sleep, perceptions of tiredness and academic performance in a military training environment",
journal="Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting",
year="2011",
author="Alfred, Petra E. and Rice, Valerie J.",
volume="55",
number="1",
pages="630-634",
abstract="Prior research has demonstrated a relationship between a student's amount of nightly sleep and their grades. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-reported sleep on weekdays and weekends, subjective feelings of tiredness, and academic performance among Health Care Specialist students at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. A survey was administered during the first two weeks of training and final academic performance was recorded (pass/fail status and final course average) for 153 student volunteers. Spearman rho correlations and Chisquare analyses were conducted on the ordinal data. Results indicate a positive correlation between weekday hours-of-sleep and weekend hours-of-sleep (p < .05). However, only self-reported hours of sleep on weekends was significantly correlated with academic performance (p < .05). An interpretation of findings, implications for course design, and ideas for future research are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2169-5067",
doi="10.1177/1071181311551129",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551129"
}