Does sleeping little at night, reflect poor performance academically in college students?

● A descriptive narrative: What story or event drives your inquiry? This could be
personal, global, or hypothetical. Be creative!

Sleeping is a problem I struggle with. Waking up in the middle of the night for no reason
has been an issue I have struggled with. In my free time I have walked around places like
Atkins library and the Student Union and noticed student burying their head in books.
From afar, I thought that they were studying but at closer inspection they were drooling Commented [1]: funny.
in the book. Sleep management is an issue that students struggle. I have also come across
students who claim they get little sleep and still function normally. So how does the
amount of sleep you get affect grades?

● A brief history/context of the question. Consider the report's questions: Who? What?
When? How? Why?

When you, a student, get little sleep before class, what drives you in the day and for how
long? Can this negatively affect you academically? And how can you prepare? Commented [2]: This questions sparks some interest.

● What did you know about your subject before you began? How did you learn it?

I learned that sleep was an issue for student while roaming the campus. I used the library
website and watch a few movies on the subject and immediately became hooked. I know Commented [3]: what are the movies?
I'm wondering about sleep cycles too. DDO we need a
students get very little sleep and begin to drag throughout the day but some little sleep large block of sleep rather than little catnaps? Do those
has very little effect on motor functions. People sometimes get too much sleep and have a sleep apps on our phones really monitor sleep patterns
well? Why do some people brag about not sleeping?
similar side effect. So what truly is the right amount for success? How does it relate to intoxication?
Commented [4]: US vs other countries?
● What evidence have you gathered to establish that it is researchable? Commented [5]: companies who have nap areas
Commented [6]: siestas in South America
Commented [7]: Maybe there is a better way to
You can walk in a classroom and ask everyone how much sleep they should get to be expand on/word what you were trying to say here
successful academically and you will get a wide variety of answers, but who is right?. Commented [8]: I really liked how you put this
Thomas Edison slept 3 to 4 hours while Albert Einstein slept for 10 hours. So is popular sentence together!
common believed magic number of 8 really accurate?
● What keywords/subject words can you generate related to your inquiry? Consider
synonyms for key words in your question.

1. Cognitive
2. Performance
3. Fruition
4. Rest
5. Impoverished
6. Fatigue

● Where might you look next for more perspectives on your question?

Books and articles on cognitive performance in relation to amount of sleep. Videos on Commented [9]: After you figure out how sleep affects
performance, what types of research will you do to find
current or previous students documenting their how they feel around school. how your performance affects your grades (a little sub-
topic)

● Can you limit or enlarge your question in terms of geography (UNCC, N.C., the U.S.)
time, or population?

Yes, I can possibly isolate it to students in America who are in a new era of technology
and so I can also tie in the effects that can have on your sleep.

● What specific questions are occurring to you now that you’ve begun to think on paper
about your question?

1. Did the need to sleep change with the new era of technology we are in? Commented [10]: Great question.
2. Is too much sleep, the same as too much sleep when thinking of grades?
3. Can other unknown factors aid our performance?

● Why might your inquiry question be important to your classmates and the larger
UNCC community?

Students may not know or are currently struggling with balancing their previous life
routine with the new college life schedule. A better understanding of how your body rest Commented [11]: This sentence helped me
can lead to peak efficiency. understand more about the question.
Commented [12]: i agree.
Edittings:

Does sleeping little at night, reflect poor performance academically in college students?

● A descriptive narrative: What story or event drives your inquiry? This could be
personal, global, or hypothetical. Be creative!

Sleeping can be a problem for most student. Waking up in the middle of the night for no
reason has been an issue I have struggled with. In my free time I have walked around
places like Atkins library and the Student Union and noticed student burying their head in
books. From afar, I thought that they were studying but at closer inspection they were
drooling in the book. Sleep management is an issue that students struggle. I have also
come across students who claim they get little sleep and still function normally. So how
does the amount of sleep you get affect grades?

● A brief history/context of the question. Consider the report's questions: Who? What?
When? How? Why?

When you, a student, get little sleep before class,what drives you in the day and for how
long? Can this negatively affect you academically? And how can you prepare? What can
help you perform on little sleep?

● What did you know about your subject before you began? How did you learn it?

I learned that sleep was an issue for student while roaming the campus. I used the library
website and watch a few movies such as “Sleep and The College Student”
https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/Portal
Playlists.aspx?wID=149262&xtid=48912 on the subject and immediately became
hooked. They touch on things like the issue students face with balancing life
academically and socially. There are also apps that claim to accurately monitor your sleep
so that you can be manage it, but does it really work as intended?. Some students are
proud when they spend hours of the night, tired and working on a project, and it receives
a good score, but is this truly showing peak capacity or what are cons on this?. I know
 students get very little sleep and begin fall behind with motor function skills but others
claim that it does not affect them and in fact, need to sleep very little to properly work.
People sometimes get too much sleep and have a similar side effect, comparable to the
intoxicating effects of alcohol. So what truly is the right amount for success?

● What evidence have you gathered to establish that it is researchable?

You can walk in a classroom and ask everyone how much sleep they should get to be
successful academically and you will get a wide variety of answers, but who is right?.
Thomas Edison slept 3 to 4 hours while Albert Einstein slept for 10 hours (Maas, 1998).
So is popular common believed magic number of 8 really accurate?

● What keywords/subject words can you generate related to your inquiry? Consider
synonyms for keywords in your question.

1. Cognitive
2. Performance
3. Fruition
4. Rest
5. Impoverished
6. Fatigue
7. Function
8. Efficiency
9. Success
10. Lethargic
● Where might you look next for more perspectives on your question?

Books and articles on cognitive performance in relation to amount of sleep. Academic

records on grades of students around the same category as the people in my research.
Videos on current or previous students documenting their how they feel around school.

● Can you limit or enlarge your question in terms of geography (UNCC, N.C., the U.S.)
time, or population?

Yes, I can possibly isolate it to students in America who are in a new era of technology
and so I can also tie in the effects that can have on your sleep. I could also compare it to
students around the world if I can find documents from abroad on the same subjects.
● What specific questions are occurring to you now that you’ve begun to think on paper
about your question?

1. Did the need to sleep change with the new era of technology we are in?
2. Is too much sleep, the same as too much sleep when thinking of grades?
3. Can other unknown factors aid our performance?

● Why might your inquiry question be important to your classmates and the larger
UNCC community?

Students may not know or are currently struggling with balancing their previous life
routine with the new college life schedule. Insight from other who have researched the
subject may come to find a need to change their habits. A better understanding of how
your body rest can lead to peak efficiency.