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Caleb Moody
Professor Kretzer
English 1201
13 March 2019
As more and more students advance in their education, stress is an inevitable factor that
can play a major role in how they are able to perform. I would like to be able to figure out just
exactly how stress affects the grades of students, and if there is any way to prepare for this stress.
Is it a problem of laziness, or is it common among all students, both honors and regular? Should
schools do more to help students with these stresses that are affecting students everywhere? I
will be researching just how much stress impacts a students academic performance and how this
Exil, Vernat. “Study: Stress Can Have a Major Effect on Grades.” Albuquerque Journal,
major-effect-on-grades.html.
Dr. Vernat Exil wrote this article to inform people of how stress is common problem for college
students who are starting college or for those who have a heavy workload. His credibility of
being a doctor is shown through his understanding of the stress, and by showing how stress can
cause memory loss that affects students on exams. In this article, he uses quotes from both
college professors and from college students who have found ways to cope and deal with the
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stress positively rather than negatively. These students supported his stance that students
experiencing stress should find a positive outlet so that they can avoid the negatives of stress.
I believe that this will help my paper mainly because the author’s background and the use
of real examples. The fact that there are facts and medical terminology will add strength to my
paper and his research into the topic can prove beneficial for my paper, as I can use them to
Keating, Daniel. “Dealing with Stress at School in an Age of Anxiety.” Psychology Today,
lives/201708/dealing-stress-school-in-age-anxiety.
Dr. Daniel Keating posted this article to promote healthy ways to combat and reasons for the
growing epidemic of stress in schools. Keating is credible and trustworthy because he uses facts
and many different examples of ways stress plays into school. Through interviews with actual
school staff, he can thoroughly make assertions on how to help both the physical and mental of
students. The purpose of his article is to advertise the idea of resilience in order for students to be
able to healthily face the common problems of life, and he wished to instill this in schools to
This article will be able to add to paper because it again adds the real-life examples of
students who have encountered the stresses of school and have. The fact that the author is well
educated will be able to add some legitimacy to my paper as I will have a credible source. I will
also be able to talk about the resilience and support my argument of how stress plays a role in the
NYU, NYU. “NYU Study Examines Top High School Students' Stress and Coping
publications/news/2015/august/nyu-study-examines-top-high-school-students-stress-and-
coping-mechanisms.html.
In the study put out by NYU, both top high school students and school staff members are
examined and it is seen that many students deal with a “chronic stress” that is encountered by
their constant worry of grades, home pressures, and the increased presence of competition in
schools today. Though this article lacks a clear article, it is very credible as it uses real data from
real students, and many of those who conducted the survey are of the PhD level and are quoted
throughout the article. This article focuses on how strategizing can help those students who are
experiencing stress so that they can experience the positives instead of the negatives of stress.
This article and study will be able to help me examine a deeper level of understanding
this stress and will also offer another way to combat this stress. The data offered by the study
will be used to support the idea that pressures and the new roles of competition in today’s
education play a huge role in the stress experienced by most students. Through this data, I will be
Strauss, Valerie. “How Much Does Stress Affect Learning?” The Washington Post, WP
does-stress-affect-
learning/2011/06/08/AGJCtrNH_blog.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3a80f5b7c19b.
In this article posted by The Washington Post, it shows the transcript of an interview between
Anthony Cody, a National-Board certified teacher, and Catherine Warner, a researcher on the topic
of stress in schools. In the interview, Warner reveals the many discoveries she has made into the
factors of stresses playing into student’s lives that could get in their way when it comes to school.
From environmental factors to common factors as a heavy workload and difficult classes, Warner
is able to provide credibility with relating these factors back to legislation and also economic
statistics. This interview provides an alternate approach to the topic, as it focuses primarily on how
the student’s everyday life and home factors, such as family relations and expectations, play into
I will be able to use the research uncovered by Warner to add more information about other factors
that play into stress that can affect academic performance, not just those brought on by school.
These environmental factors will add another aspect to my paper that will hopefully add some
Maajida Aafreen, M., et al. “Effect of Stress on Academic Performance of Students in Different
Streams.” Drug Invention Today, vol. 10, no. 9, Sept. 2018, pp. 1776–1780. EBSCOhost,
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sinclair.ohionet.org:80/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&d
b=a9h&AN=131123674&site=eds-live.
In this research article, M. Maajada Aafreen conducted a global survey to dig deeper into the role
that stress affects a student’s academic performance. To start, stress is clearly defined as a natural
reaction, but the point is made early that stress triggers reactions that can cause negative results,
and these results can play a huge role in the life of a student. The purpose of this researched article
is to convey that stress can indeed play a role in a student’s performance, whether it’s parental
pressures or nerves. The author proves their credibility through the results depicted in figures in
the article, which use the data gathered from their global survey.
This source will help me as it will provide me with tables and graphs to use as examples in my
essay to show the stressors that people felt like they were encountering. This data will be able to
strengthen my argument that stress can negatively affect the student and that pressures from all
Bedewy, Dalia, and Adel Gabriel. “Examining Perceptions of Academic Stress and Its Sources
among University Students: The Perception of Academic Stress Scale.” Health Psychology
This journal covers the overarching idea of stress affecting college students, and how these stresses
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are closely related to studying practices, self and parental expectations, and workload. Along with
citing previous experiments, the journal’s authors conducted a study of their own in which college
students answered some questions regarding their background and how, if at all, they felt stressed
and what they could identify as the cause of that stress. The journal points to how students are
experiencing stress, and its purpose is to clearly identify why through a conducted experiment.
This journal is credible as the authors include real data to back their findings and many facts that
point to their initial idea that stress is common to the student and it can very well play a role in
This source is super beneficial as it includes topics relating to my exact thesis for the factors that
it covers. This research will help greatly as I will be able to use and cite this source multiple times
to strengthen my argument and add to my idea that stress is influenced by outside pressures and
Abeles, Vicki and Jessica Congdon, directors. Race to Nowhere. Race to Nowhere, 2010,
www.racetonowhere.com/about-film.
This film explores the stories of many students who hit their breaking point at some point in their
academic career due to the pressures they faced from their schedule and pressures from family
succeed. The purpose of this film is to challenge the common thinking of how to prepare students
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for their next chapter, and to persuade an honest approach to the success that stress stands in the
way of. This film built its credibility through real testimonies from parents, educators, and students
who have either been affected by the stresses in school or have instigated them.
I am not confident in this source, as I have not yet had the chance to watch the film. However, I
believe the statistics included and the testimonies of the people who had just hit the wall will add
a lot of strength to my essay. The fact that these people experienced the “burn out” from different
pressures will enable me to include real examples of how stress can fully affect someone and how