Impact of Child Abuse on Primary Student Academic Performance

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[Name] LIBR 300 Module 1 Assign.: Engaging in Preliminary Research Research Question: How does child abuse impact the academic performance of primary students? Sources: Coohey, C., Renner, L. M., Hua, L., Zhang, Y. J., & Whitney, S. D. (2011). Academic achievement despite child maltreatment: A longitudinal study. Child abuse & neglect, 35(9), 688-699. Makondo, S. L. D. D. (2017). Effects of child abuse on the academic performance of primary school learners in the Manzini Region, Swaziland. World Journal of Education, 7(5), 45-58. Important takeaways from studies on how child abuse affects school children's academic achievement; Coohey et al. (2011) Children who experience physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological abuse are more likely to experience negative effects on their academic achievement. Abused children typically perform poorly academically, which is largely due to difficulties concentrating on their education.