AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE INTRODUCTION When students earn a below average grade on examinations or a report card‚ it does not necessarily mean that they did not study hard enough. There are many intelligent children who do not perform well in school‚ not because they cannot comprehend classroom lessons‚ but because of external factors that affect their academic success. Many factors have been identified to influence academic performance whether positively or negatively. One of these factors
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strong enough to find a different peer group that will be more positive. Michelle Borba‚ (2012)‚ shared‚ “Pals play an enormous part of our kids’ self-esteem‚ and research also reveals that who our kids support can affect their study habits and their overall academic success. The truth of the matter is that peer pressure can have both positive and negative consequences on a child’s education. If your child chooses friends who believe that education is important‚ chances are he/she will adopt those
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JKAU: Econ. & Adm.‚ Vol. 10‚ pp. 35-50 (1417 A.H./1997 A.D.) Student Perceptions of the Causes of Low Performance in Principles of Accounting: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia SULAYMAN H. ATIEH (*) Associate Professor of Accounting Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems College of Industrial Management King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran‚ Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT. Students at KFUPM in Saudi Arabia were surveyed to determine what they consider to be the
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THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study In African society‚ education is important and highly valued. Through education children learn specific skills‚ such as literacy and quantitative abilities‚ that aid in their development into functional adults. Furthermore‚ adequately acquiring these skills during childhood and adolescence can lead to a successful future as adults. Strong reading and mathematics skills are essential
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leveled at social networking sites and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information‚ as well as how distracting it can be. However‚ social networking sites offer plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity‚ and if you take a moment to think about it‚ it’s not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. As younger generations use such technology in the classroom‚ they remake the educational landscape. Students are experiencing the world through more
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Requirements in ENGE303 Modern Communication I A Research Study on FEU-East Asia College About the Significance of Internet To College Students Presented by: Cedric De Sagun Ace Lavarias Jarrell Garcia Cyrill Bolinao Presented to: Mr. Richard I. Floralde September 6‚ 2013 A. INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY As a new medium of learning in the twenty-first century‚ the Internet has brought unprecedented opportunities to students. To capitalize upon such opportunities‚ schools and families
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The Effect of Study Habits on the Academic Performance Essays and Term Papers Educational Research and Reviews Vol. 6 (7)‚ pp. 522-527‚ July 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/ERR ISSN 1990-3839 © 2011 Academic Journals Review The effects of poverty on academic achievement Misty Lacour1 and Laura D. Tissington2* 2 Southern Arkansas University‚ Magnolia‚ Arkansas‚ USA. th University of West Florida‚ 1732 N. 13 Avenue Pensacola‚ Florida 32503‚ USA. Accepted 12 May‚ 2011
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POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL Guidelines for Parents and Teachers The initial step in intervention for children not doing well in school is to determine the cause. The school psychologist may be the best source of information‚ and the either the school or the parents can request an evaluation to determine the causes of a child’s learning problems. The following general causes and suggested interventions are based on the gross distinctions suggested by Rabinovitch: 1. deficits in specific
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This Thesis applies as an approach of technological experiment to analyze the performance of students when exposed to computer games‚ or the internet. PC games‚ also known as computer games‚ are video games played on a general- purpose personal computer rather than a dedicated video game console or arcade machine. Their defining characteristics include a lack of any centralized controlling authority and greater capacity in input‚ processing‚ and output. PC games reached widespread popularity following
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Introduction Effective study skills are necessary for a college student to excel academically. The student must develop these skills in order to retain information learned in the present for their future benefit. Study skills can be a combination of several techniques‚ including time management‚ note-taking‚ self-testing‚ and test-wiseness‚ to name a few. There is no one best way to study‚ therefore‚ techniques can be tailored to the needs of the student to achieve the most optimal result. However
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