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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-16T08:22:04Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-16T08:22:04Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14701 | - |
dc.description | B.ED.(HONS) | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | This research study was designed to investigate the benefits of consuming a healthy breakfast in Maltese primary schools. The nutritional content, the level of academic performance and behaviour of children in Maltese primary schools who consume or do not consume breakfast were examined. Questionnaires about children’s breakfast habits were carried out with both male and female children between the ages of seven and eight. A total of twenty five questionnaires were distributed to a year three classroom. Results indicated that 76% of the students consume breakfast in the morning but there is still a considerable amount of students who do not consume anything for breakfast. Results designated that the children's parents, media and food products in supermarkets influenced the children's breakfast consumption. Based on the results obtained from the questionnaires, a total of twelve students were observed, six children who consume breakfast and another six children who do not consume breakfast. The observations were based on the differences between the behaviour and academic performance level of children and its relationship with the breakfast consumption. The children who regularly ate breakfast had better concentration, scored higher during in-class activities, were more alert to give out responses, and had better short term memory. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | School children -- Nutrition -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Breakfasts -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Academic achievement -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | The relationship between consuming a healthy breakfast and academic performance in Maltese primary school children | en_GB |
dc.type | bachelorThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty of Education | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Briffa, Jessica | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacEdu - 2016 |
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