African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords▲	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-42549157498	Effects of night-reading on daytime sleepiness, sleep quality and academic performance of undergr...	Adeosun S.O., Asa S.O., Babalola O.O., Akanmu M.A.	2008	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	6	2	10.1111/j.1479-8425.2008.00338.x	Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220-005 Osun...	Adeosun, S.O., Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-I...	We evaluated the impact of night reading on daytime sleepiness, quality of sleep and performance ...	Academic performance; Daytime sleepiness; PSQI; Sleep education; Sleep quality	academic achievement; adolescent; adult; article; controlled study; daytime somnolence; Epworth s...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67651219109	Impact of common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence on secondary school completion	Myer L., Stein D.J., Jackson P.B., Herman A.A., Seedat S., Williams D.R.	2009	South African Medical Journal	99	5	None	School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; De...	Myer, L., School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South ...	There are few data from South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries on how mental dis...	None	academic achievement; adolescent; alcohol abuse; anxiety disorder; article; child; drug dependenc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891758858	School violence, mental health, and educational performance in Uganda	Devries K.M., Child J.C., Allen E., Walakira E., Parkes J., Naker D.	2014	Pediatrics	133	1	10.1542/peds.2013-2007	Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-1...	Devries, K.M., Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical...	BACKGROUND: Violence against children from school staff is anecdotally common in low- and middle-...	Child maltreatment; Corporal punishment; Education; Mental health; Primary school; Uganda; Violen...	academic achievement; adolescent; article; child; child neglect; controlled study; cross-sectiona...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84900845582	Good quality sleep is associated with better academic performance among university students in Et...	Lemma S., Berhane Y., Worku A., Gelaye B., Williams M.A.	2014	Sleep and Breathing	18	2	10.1007/s11325-013-0874-8	Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; School of Public Health, Add...	Lemma, S., Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Berhane, Y., Addi...	Purpose: This study assessed the association of sleep quality with academic performance among uni...	Academic performance; Khat and students; Sleep quality	academic achievement; adult; analysis of variance; article; college student; cross-sectional stud...	T37-MD001449, NIH, National Institutes of Health	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-17044417199	Problem-based learning improves the academic performance of medical students in South Africa	Iputo J.E., Kwizera E.	2005	Medical Education	39	4	10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02106.x	WHO Collab. Ctr. Prob.-based Lrng., Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Transkei, Transkei,...	Iputo, J.E., WHO Collab. Ctr. Prob.-based Lrng., Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Transk...	OBJECTIVES: To compare the academic performance of students on the previous, classical, disciplin...	Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate/ *methods; Educational measurement; Problem-based l...	academic achievement; adult; article; cohort analysis; community; controlled study; curriculum; e...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879144314	Performance of medical students in paediatric examinations and associated factors	Chinawa J.M., Chinawa A.T., Obu H.A., Chukwu B.F., Eke C.B.	2013	Current Pediatric Research	17	2	None	Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus and Universit...	Chinawa, J.M., Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campu...	A student who just enrolled in a medical school has several examinations to write and about six t...	Medical students; Nigeria; Paediatrics; Performance	academic achievement; adult; article; experience; female; human; male; medical education; medical...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69949095265	Level of maternal education and performance of Black, South African infants on the 1996 Griffiths...	Cockcroft K., Amod Z., Soellaart B.	2008	African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)	11	1	None	School of Human and Community Development, Discipline of Psychology, University of the Witwatersr...	Cockcroft, K., School of Human and Community Development, Discipline of Psychology, University of...	Objective: The study compared the performance on the Griffiths Mental Development Scales of Black...	Developmental assessment; Griffiths mental development scales; Maternal level of education	academic achievement; Africa south of the Sahara; article; auditory system function; child; child...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-37349095631	The effect of mode of entry into medical school on performance in the first two years	Afolabi A.O., Mabayoje V.O., Togun V.A., Oyadeyi A.S., Raji Y.	2007	Journal of Medical Sciences	7	6	None	Department of Physiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria; Department...	Afolabi, A.O., Department of Physiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nige...	The study was designed to compare the relative performance of students admitted into the Medical ...	CGPA; Direct; JAMB/UME; O-level aggregates; Pre-degree; Transfer	academic achievement; age; article; correlation analysis; education program; intermethod comparis...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84873274573	The Association between Cognition and Academic Performance in Ugandan Children Surviving Malaria ...	Bangirana P., Menk J., John C.C., Boivin M.J., Hodges J.S.	2013	PLoS ONE	8	2	10.1371/journal.pone.0055653	Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; School...	Bangirana, P., Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala,...	Background: The contribution of different cognitive abilities to academic performance in children...	None	academic achievement; arithmetic; article; attention; child; cognition; female; human; learning; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79551651319	Impact of birth weight on the nutritional status and academic performance of school age children	Odenigbo U.M., Nkwoala C.C., Okpala O.C.	2010	Pakistan Journal of Nutrition	9	12	10.3923/pjn.2010.1157.1161	Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Michael Okpala University of Agriculture, Umudike, A...	Odenigbo, U.M., Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Michael Okpala University of Agricul...	This study compared the nutritional status and academic performance of Low Birth Weight (LBW) and...	Academic performance; Children; LBW; Nutritional status	academic achievement; article; body height; body mass; body weight; child; child nutrition; contr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-36949001095	Do working children have worse academic performance?	Fetuga M.B., Njokanma O.F., Ogunlesi T.A.	2007	Indian Journal of Pediatrics	74	10	10.1007/s12098-007-0172-1	Department of Paediatrics, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Sagamu, Nigeria; Departm...	Fetuga, M.B., Department of Paediatrics, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Sagamu, Ni...	Objective. To examine the effect of child labor on school children's academic performance. Method...	Academic performance; Child labor	academic achievement; article; child; controlled study; human; job performance; major clinical st...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84863196798	Poor academic performance: A perspective of final year diagnostic radiography students	Gqweta N.	2012	Radiography	18	3	10.1016/j.radi.2012.04.002	Durban University of Technology, Diagnostic Radiography, Corner of Steve Biko and Mansfield Road,...	Gqweta, N., Durban University of Technology, Diagnostic Radiography, Corner of Steve Biko and Man...	Introduction: A study was conducted on final year diagnostic radiography students at a University...	Motivation; Radiography students; Studying techniques	academic achievement; article; diagnostic radiography; learning; motivation; paramedical student;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84892382973	Doctoral training in Uganda: Evaluation of mentoring best practices at Makerere university colleg...	Nakanjako D., Katamba A., Kaye D.K., Okello E., Kamya M.R., Sewankambo N., Mayanja-Kizza H.	2014	BMC Medical Education	14	1	10.1186/1472-6920-14-9	Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda...	Nakanjako, D., Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, ...	Background: Good mentoring is a key variable for determining success in completing a doctoral pro...	Capacity building; Doctoral training; Health care; Low and middle income countries; Mentorship; S...	academic achievement; article; evaluation study; methodology; organization and management; progra...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78751607947	Establishing and maintaining an online community of academics: Longitudinal evaluation of a virtu...	Thatcher A., Straker L., Pollock C.	2011	International Journal of Web Based Communities	7	1	10.1504/IJWBC.2011.038129	Psychology Department, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand...	Thatcher, A., Psychology Department, School of Human and Community Development, University of the...	Initiated in 1996, the CybErg international conference series is the only online conference serie...	Computer-supported cooperative work collaboration; Engagement; Knowledge transfer; Online communi...	Academic community; Academic conferences; Engagement; Knowledge production; Knowledge transfer; O...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879072025	Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce	Botha C.J., Wild L.G.	2013	Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health	25	1	10.2989/17280583.2013.768528	Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa	Botha, C.J., Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa; Wild, L...	Objective: Parental divorce affects approximately 30 000 South African children annually. This pi...	None	academic failure; adolescent; article; behavior disorder; child; child care; clinical article; cl...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77952112077	Evaluation of final examination papers in engineering: A case study using bloom's taxonomy	Swart A.J.	2010	IEEE Transactions on Education	53	2	10.1109/TE.2009.2014221	Department of Electronic Engineering, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark 1900, South A...	Swart, A.J., Department of Electronic Engineering, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark ...	Questions are used to obtain information, stimulate thinking, and redirect reasoning. Academics i...	Academics; Bloom's taxonomy; Examination papers; Higher order questions; Lower order questions	Academic level; Academics; Bloom's taxonomy; Higher education; Higher order; Literature reviews; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-68449104735	Is patenting activity impeding the academic performance of South African University researchers?	Lubango L.M., Pouris A.	2009	Technology in Society	31	3	10.1016/j.techsoc.2009.03.011	Institute for Technological Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pretoria, Building ...	Lubango, L.M., Institute for Technological Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pret...	The present study investigates whether activities related to the patenting of inventions impede o...	Activity; Collaboration; Patenting; Poisson regression model; Publishing	Academic performance; Activity; Collaboration; Germany; Patenting; Poisson regression model; Pois...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883446561	The comparative performance of chartered accountancy students in South Africa: The impact of hist...	Sartorius K., Sartorius B.	2013	Development Southern Africa	30	3	10.1080/0376835X.2013.817307	School of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, ...	Sartorius, K., School of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the ...	African students continue to underperform in South Africa's schools and universities. This paper ...	accountancy students; examination performance	academic performance; comparative study; student; teaching; university sector; South Africa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866264534	Measuring the impact of educational interventions on the academic performance of academic develop...	Smith L.C., Ranchhod V.	2012	South African Journal of Economics	80	3	10.1111/j.1813-6982.2011.01287.x	Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa; School of Economi...	Smith, L.C., Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Ranc...	This paper analyses the impact of educational interventions made in the first- and second-year mi...	Academic development; academic performance; economic education; educational interventions; microe...	academic performance; curriculum; geography education; microeconomics; multivariate analysis; stu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34247376503	Using blended learning to boost motivation and performance in introductory economics modules	van Der Merwe A.	2007	South African Journal of Economics	75	1	10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00109.x	Department of Applied Management, Durban University of Technology, Scottsville, South Africa	van Der Merwe, A., Department of Applied Management, Durban University of Technology, Scottsville...	This paper explores the potential of online learning, in a local context, to provide academic eco...	None	academic performance; economics; learning; student; teaching	None	View

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