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Frenzel, Anne C., Reinhard Pekrun, and Thomas Goetz. "Girls and mathematics -- A "hopeless" issue? A control-value approach to gender differences in emotions towards mathematics." European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE (Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada) 22.4 (2007): 497-514. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article is about how girls in 5th grade understand math the same way as boys but they have more emotions about it. Girls have less enjoyment and pride compared to boys. They have more anxiety, hopelessness and shame when it comes to math. The article goes into why this is true and there are charts.

Frenzel, Anne C., Reinhard Pekrun, and Thomas Goetz. "Girls and mathematics -- A "hopeless" issue? A control-value approach to gender differences in emotions towards mathematics." European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE (Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada) 22.4 (2007): 497-514. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article is about how girls in 5th grade understand math the same way as boys but girls have more emotions about it. Girls have less enjoyment and pride compared to boys. They have more anxiety, hopelessness and shame when it comes to math. To find this information they had the students self report and take test of math they already learned. The article goes into why this is true and also there are charts to show their evidence.

Wright, Margaret O'Dougherty, Emily Crawford, and Darren Del Castillo. "Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Later Psychological Distress among College Students: The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Schemas." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.1 (2009): 59-68. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. It is believed that if exposed to abuse and neglect during childhood it could possibly affect one's relationships with others throughout their life and also it can affect one's self-image of themselves (i.e. low self-esteem). Questionnaires were completed by 301 college men and women, nearly 50 percent of both. They answered questions that dealt with their experiences and what they witnessed as children and if they have been affected by it both physically and psychologically.

Beranuy, Marta, et al. "Problematic Internet and mobile phone use and clinical symptoms in college students: The role of emotional intelligence." Computers in Human Behavior 25.5 (2009): 1182-1187. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010.

"Normal Stages of Human Development." Child Development Info. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This site doesn't necessarily help my paper, but it might help someone. This site displays basic traits or habits that average children should aquire at certain ages. It only goes up to age five, which is why it is not helpful to me (I'm primarily studying Autistic teenagers). It touches on emotional, social, and physical traits. This is good if you need a list of traits for a "regular" child to compare an Autistic child to.

Harklau, Linda. "From High School to College: Student Perspectives on Literacy Practices." Journal of Literacy Research 33.1 (2001): 32-70. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article discribes the transition from high school to college. More specifically it discusses the transition for the women. There was a study that followed women in theirlast months of high school into their first few months of college. This study recorded the effects and emotions of the women as they readjusted to the college life.\n

Smith, Fran. "Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best." Edutopia. The George Lucas Educational Foundation, Feb. 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the various positive effects of art to the student. It shows how it contributes to being an individual. This includes academic achievement and emotional development. It analyzes factors that are contributing to a lack of the arts in education. It discusses why this is a problem and how new initiatives are working against it.