by academic performance. Over the years‚ the importance of students doing well in school has become the common concern of parent‚ legislators‚ teachers‚ counselors and psychologist. According to Bell (2002)‚ parents devote a lot of resources to their children ’s education because they believe that good academic performance will provide a stable future for them. Also‚ Wilkins (2001) opined that many educational authorities have sought to find out reasons for the downward trend in the academic performance
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Television has always been used as a medium to educate‚ entertain and instruct. Television is also used to raise the public’s awareness about matters relating to crime‚ punishment‚ social responsibilities and government policies. For instance‚ warns people about drugs and the punishment meted out to those involved in drugs is shown in sad and gory details so that it would influence the viewing public to behave in socially responsible manners. Thus‚ the influences of television
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Reasons may vary on why most students have poor academic performance. Is it because of biceps such as smoking‚ drinking alcohol or even taking unnecessary drugs or is it because of peers? Peers which forces or influences you on how you are going to react and participate on class discussions or participations. Other reason could be: that particular student is a working student that instead of focusing only on his/her studies he/she would also make time and effort on his/her job duty. With this
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Sleep loss‚ learning capacity and academic performance Giuseppe Curcioa‚Â Michele Ferraraa‚b‚ Luigi De Gennaroa a Department of Psychology‚ University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’‚ Rome‚ Italy Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health‚ University of L’Aquila‚ Rome‚ Italy b KEYWORDS Sleep deprivation; Learning; Memory; Academic performance; Neurocognitive functioning; Adolescents; Prefrontal cortex Summary At a time when several studies have highlighted the relationship
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Learning styles to Academic performance September 28‚ 2012 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM A. Introduction Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan is one of the University that aims for a higher learning towards the students. It is also concerned on how students learn by means of their different learning styles‚ this only means that they learn differently and uniquely especially when they know what’s best for them. Students in Xavier University are being observed‚ guided and tested
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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In Nigeria‚ secondary education is the education children receive after primary education and before the tertiary stage. Consequently‚ the broad goals of secondary education are geared to prepare the individual for useful living within the society and to progress to higher education (Federal Government of Nigeria‚ 2004). The school at this level is established so that students can learn in order to be able to transmit knowledge from one generation to another for the continuity
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Gender Differences in Students’ Academic Performance Students with urban and suburban backgrounds consistently outperformed students from rural and small-town areas. Parental education levels correlated with academic success. Considering the background of the study’s female participants one could reasonably expect women to outperform men. However‚ in spite of the higher indicators of success possessed by women‚ this expectation was not fulfilled. Data and background predictions did not match up
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Effects of Computer Addiction to Students Study Habits Research Report Presented to the Catanduanes State University Author’s Note This Research paper is for compliance In English 2 subject‚ Writing in the Discipline‚ this Second Semester School Year 2013-2014 Introduction DOTA (Defence of the Ancient)‚ DOTA 2‚ LOL (League of Legends) and other offline and online games are some of the most played computer games in
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This study was conducted to discover whether or not there is an association between academic performance and involvement in a romantic relationship amongst high school students. The variables looked at were dating status (single or involved)‚ level of involvement in the relationship‚ and grade point average. Variables were calculated on a survey measuring relationship and school satisfaction. Seventy-five high school students studying in St. Joseph College were surveyed. Approximately fifty-one percent
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"The Effects of Peer Pressure on the Academic Performance of the Third Year Students in Roosevelt College Cubao during S.Y. 2012 - 2013“ In Partial Fulfilment Of Requirement For Graduation in Secondary Education. Group Leader: Venedict M. Cadeliña Members: Darwin Paul Sumugat Darwin Philip Sumugat Saimon Joshua Mulawin Joseph Dredd Rusuello Albert Joseph Joves CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND This chapter includes the main problem together with its specific questions
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