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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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 attitudes and
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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 that the researcher’s identified is the living situation of college students. The living situations that a college student experience are varied due to
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of the online games‚ the players can maximize their advantages and avoid addiction. However‚ online games have bad effects on people’s life especially teenagers. Online games addiction has become popular in the society which seriously influences children both physically and mentally. The researchers observed that some of the students are missing during classes. One of the biggest reasons why they cut classes in addiction in computer online games. The researchers chose this topic to study because
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TECHNOLOGY: Dota and Facebook (Advantages and Disadvantages) DOTA Advantages 1. Dota helps the youth who are playing this game to become mentally alert‚ cooperative‚ and strategic. 2. It increases their knowledge in mathematics by computing the gold’s‚ damages‚ magic and physical reduction present in the game. 3. Playing DOTA are for the youth to communicate teenagers who initially don’t know each other can easily be friends. DOTA Disadvantages 1. It can lead to irresponsibility. 2. It triggers
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Internet Addiction and it Effects on Educational Success Surname‚ Name Professor Institution Course Date Internet addiction is a maladaptive condition of continuously using the internet‚ which has strong withdrawal symptoms like depression‚ and loneliness‚ especially when the victims get off the net for long periods (Johnsons 2009). Just like drug‚ and alcohol addiction‚ internet dependency comes along with a psychological dependency‚ which may lead to medically significant impairments‚
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Analyzing LEP Students’ Academic Performance at Donna High School EDUL.6331.01 Analyzing LEP Students’ Academic Performance at Donna High School The current reality for public educational institutions in Texas is the new assessment tool used by the state‚ STAAR / EOC. The test has raised the bar in terms of what students need to be proficient in by the time they graduate from high school. With the change of assessment‚ there must come a change in the way instruction
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Rationale A lot of criticism has been 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
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Any circumstances that may have affected your academic performance in high school (e.g.‚ family‚ work‚ personal‚ economic) may be included below. (Maximum 4‚000 characters.) Circumstances that have affected my academic performance in high school are the English language and cultural differences. Although I acquired U.S. citizenship‚ I didn’t know how to speak English; I could only say “How are you?” Also American culture shook up my values. In august 2009‚ I had my first international trip from
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a doubt‚ should work in collaboration with families‚ local communities and above all‚ should aim to provide stimulating environment where every student is given the same opportunity to achieve. There is however general concern regarding academic performance of underachieving students and various reasons behind it. This assignment will address some issues associated with low attainment as well as identify a group of students who are particularly prone to underachievement. Those could include
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