Is sensory profile a predictor of academic achievement and academic discipline choices?
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- Algoma University Archives > Algoma University Theses collection > Psychology series > Is sensory profile a predictor of academic achievement and academic discipline choices?
- Creator
- Stephanie S M Korab, Stefanie Korab
- Date
- 2004
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- 884.13 KB of textual records (PDF)
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- Electronic record, Textual record
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- English
- Bibliographic Information
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.:, OSTMA-PSYC-Korab-Stefanie-S-M-20040402
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- Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 2004. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
- Previous research has established that sensory sensitivities may produce specific sensory preferences. These sensory modalities influence an individual's learning style and impact their academic achievement. Sensory sensitivity may also affect an individual's threshold of tolerance. The purpose of this study was to examine sensory profiles in a normal population and their relationship to academic achievement and academic discipline choices. This study used the Adult Sensory Profile that had not been previously used in educational research. The adult Sensory Profile is a measure of a person's threshold of tolerance against their behavioural response to sensory stimuli. Although no significant differences were found in this study, the results indicated that there might be a sensory behaviour associated with university students.