The Relationship Between Weather and Children's Behavior: A Study of Teacher Perceptions
The weather is an ever present and uncontrollable element in our lives. Only a handful of studies has addressed the relationship between weather and the behavior of children, although anecdotal and intuitive evidence of this relationship abounds. The purpose of this study was to observe the behavior...
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DigitalCommons@USU
1997
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2649 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3651&context=etd |
| Summary: | The weather is an ever present and uncontrollable element in our lives. Only a handful of studies has addressed the relationship between weather and the behavior of children, although anecdotal and intuitive evidence of this relationship abounds. The purpose of this study was to observe the behavior of groups of elementary school-aged children in their classroom ecology during different phases of the weather cycle as observed by their teachers, observe any behavioral differences between girls and boys, and observe if any weather -related differences exist between the behavior of younger and older children. A model of the direct and indirect influence of the weather on children was introduced, and a comprehensive, systematic method of classifying weather data for analysis was presented. A significant relationship was found between day of week, grade, school, weather, and behavior. |
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