Does bad sleeping habits result in poor academic success?

College Student Journal; Sep2011, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p481-492, 12p
This study was intended to assess changes in nightly sleep duration over the course of one semester based on gender, residency, and year in school among college students. In addition, issues related to short sleep, factors affecting sleep, and perceived restfulness were assessed. Methods: 820 students from a Midwest university completed four separate monthly e-survey's assessing sleep duration, including time to bed, time to wake, types of sleep disturbance, and perceived restfulness.
Better Sleep Is Associated With Improved Academic Success. (2009). Retrieved April 06, 2012, from ScienceDaily website, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610091232.htm
 Getting more high-quality sleep is associated with better academic performance, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday, June 10, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. The positive relationship is especially relevant to performance in math. This article talks about how adolescents not getting enough sleep will likely to do bad in certain areas in school.
Taras, Howard. (2004). Poor Sleep, Poor Grades. Retrieved April 06, 2012, from The National Parenting Center website, http://www.tnpc.com/Readers_Corner/Poor%20Sleep,%20Poor%20Grades.htm   
This article talks about how getting less sleep is a major factor in determining whether a student can achieve academic success. It shows different scenarios each representing why children can't sleep well. The main cause is breathing problems as said in the article.

Park, Alice. (2009). Larks and Owls: How Sleep Habits Affect Grades. Retrieved April 07, 2012, from Time Health website, http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1903838,00.html

This article talks about how a student's preferred sleeping schedule has a lot to do with his or her grade-point average in school. It surveys some teens entering a campus on their sleep habits and they compare to each other their grades.

Andrews, Tristan. (2011). Reasons Why Students’ Academic Performance May Be Impacted. Retrieved April 07, 2012, from ArticleSnatch website, http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Reasons-Why-Students--Academic-Performance-May-Be-Impacted/922909  

This article talks about the many specific reasons that students do badly in academic performances. It talks about eating disorders, depression, and sleep problems. It also list the solutions for each problem.