Editing Sleep and learning (section)

==Sleep in relation to school==
Sleep has been directly linked to the grades of students. One in four U.S. high school students admit to falling asleep in class at least once a week.<ref name="SleepDepAbcNews">{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1775003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503132531/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1775003 |archive-date=3 May 2006 |title=Sleep-Deprived Teens Dozing Off at School |date=28 March 2006 |author=Randolph E. Schmid |website=ABC News }}</ref> Consequently, results have shown that those who sleep less do poorly. In the [[United States]], sleep deprivation is common with students because almost all schools begin early in the morning and many of these students either choose to stay awake late into the night or cannot do otherwise due to [[delayed sleep phase syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14295-delayed-sleep-phase-syndrome-dsps-in-children-and-adolescents|title=Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) in Children and Adolescents|website=Cleveland Clinic|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> As a result, students that should be getting between 8.5 and 9.25 hours of sleep are getting only 7 hours.<ref name="SleepDepSchool">{{cite web|url=http://sleepdisorders.about.com/cs/sleepdeprivation/a/backtoschool.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117122444/http://sleepdisorders.about.com:80/cs/sleepdeprivation/a/backtoschool.htm |archive-date=17 November 2007 |date=30 November 2003 |title=The Back to School Blues |website=about.com }}</ref> Perhaps because of this sleep deprivation, their grades are lower and their concentration is impaired.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Roth | first1=Daphne Ari-Even | last2=Kishon-Rabin | first2=Liat | last3=Hildesheimer | first3=Minka | last4=Karni | first4=Avi | title=A latent consolidation phase in auditory identification learning: Time in the awake state is sufficient | journal=Learning & Memory | volume=12 | issue=2 | date=1 February 2005 | issn=1072-0502 | pmid=15805314 | doi=10.1101/87505 | pages=159–164 |pmc=1074334}}</ref>

Research shows that different remote learning modalities significantly affect nursing students' perceptions of their sleep quality.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Smit |first1=Andrea N. |last2=Juda |first2=Myriam |last3=Livingstone |first3=Ashley |last4=U |first4=Stephanie R. |last5=Mistlberger |first5=Ralph E. |date=2021-04-26 |title=Impact of COVID-19 social-distancing on sleep timing and duration during a university semester |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=e0250793 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0250793 |doi-access=free |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=8075219 |pmid=33901264|bibcode=2021PLoSO..1650793S }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Ngo |first1=Thye Peng |last2=Antisdel |first2=J'Andra L. |last3=Xing |first3=Kuan |last4=Reising |first4=Deanna L. |date=2023 |title=Relationships Between Remote Learning Modalities and Nursing Students' Perceptions of Their Sleep Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic |journal=Nurse Educator |language=en |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=E41–E46 |doi=10.1097/NNE.0000000000001320 |issn=1538-9855 |pmc=9936842 |pmid=36730031}}</ref> During the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found that students engaged in asynchronous learning reported better sleep quality compared to those in hybrid or in-person learning environments.<ref name=":0" /> Over half of the nursing students surveyed reported getting less than the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night; however, students who reported more sleep hours also reported better sleep quality.<ref name=":0" />

Given the significant impact of sleep deprivation on academic performance and the differing sleep patterns observed in students, educational institutions have begun to reconsider start times. For instance, a school in [[New Zealand]] changed its start time to 10:30&nbsp;a.m. in 2006, to allow students to keep to a schedule that allowed more sleep. In 2009, Monkseaton High School, in [[North Tyneside]], had 800 pupils aged 13–19 starting lessons at 10&nbsp;a.m. instead of the normal 9&nbsp;a.m. and reported that general absence dropped by 8% and persistent [[absenteeism]] by 27%.<ref name="monkseatonbbc">{{cite news | title=Lie-in for teens yields benefits | work=BBC News | date=22 March 2010 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8579951.stm | access-date=29 September 2018 | first=Margaret |last=Ryan}}</ref> In 2024, some 20 schools in Denmark have pushed back their start times, and there have been positive results.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Min |first1=Roselyne |title=In Denmark, schools are trialling later start times to give teens a sleep boost |url=https://www.euronews.com/health/2024/07/25/in-denmark-schools-are-trialling-later-start-times-to-give-teens-a-sleep-boost |work=euronews |date=2024-07-29}}</ref>

College students represent one of the most sleep-deprived segments of the population.  Only 11% of American college students sleep well, and 40% of students feel well rested only two days per week. About 73% have experienced at least some occasional sleep issues.  This poor sleep is thought to have a severe impact on their ability to learn and remember information because the brain is being deprived of time that it needs to consolidate information which is essential to the learning process.<ref>{{cite web | title=Need Sleep | website=Harvard Sleep and Memory | date=16 December 2008 | url=http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/whats-in-it-for-you/memory | access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>