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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| EFFECTS OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MATTHEW E. KOPFLER DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY Sponsored by: MUKUL BHALLA (bhalla@loyno.edu) [pic] ABSTRACT This study was conducted to discover whether or not there is an association between academic performance and involvement in a romantic relationship amongst undergraduate college students. The variables looked at were dating status (single or involved)
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of peers. Affiliation with friends who engage in risk behaviors has been shown to be a strong predictor of an adolescent’s own behavior. However‚ peer pressure can also have positive effects when youth are pressured by their peers toward positive behavior‚ such as volunteering for charity or excelling in academics. The importance of peers declines upon entering adulthood. While socially accepted kids often have the most opportunities and the most positive experiences‚ research shows that being in
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concerning out-of-school influences on students’ prospects for academic success stems from James Coleman’s 1966 study of racial and ethnic segregation‚ student and family characteristics‚ and student achievement. In Equality of Educational Opportunity (1966)‚ prepared for the United States Department of Education‚ Coleman found that family factors such as household composition‚ socioeconomic status‚ and parents’ level of education were stronger predictors of students’ educational attainment than were
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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 students who do not perform well in a specific subject area‚ do not show interest
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“THE EFFECT OF STUDY HABITS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEOF FRESHMEN STUDENTS IN COLLEGE SCHOOLS OF TACLOBAN CITY‚ SCHOOL YEAR 2013-2014” A research proposal Presented to: Instructor Table of Contents Chapter Page 1 The Problem Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Conceptual Framework.. . . . . . . . 3 Schematic Diagram. . . . . . . . . .3 Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . .. 5 Null Hypothesis . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Significance of the Study. . .
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Sleep Deprivation and Effects on Academic Performance Emily M. Gonsalves Butte College Abstract This experiment was conducted in order to determine the effects sleep deprivation has on academic performance among college students. I chose 1‚580 students from Chico State along with 1‚387 students from San Diego State aged 17-22 and GPAs ranging from 2.0-4.0. The students were tested on various information during 24 hours of wakefulness in order to determine how lack of sleep effected
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THE EFFECT OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON ACADEM lC ACHIEVEMENT A Thesis Presented to the School of Education Drake University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Specialist of Education by James W. O’Dea May 1994 THE EFFECT OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTlVlTlES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT by James W. O’Dea May 1994 Approved by Cornmitt*: Advisor V Richard Schwab‚ ~ h . 6 Dean of the School of Education THE EFFECT OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTlVlTlES ON ACADEMIC
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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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The Impacts of ICT on Academic Performance of Students‚1. Background of the study Information and communication technology (ICT) has become‚ within a very short time‚ one of the basic building blocks of modern society. Many countries now regard mastering the basic skills of ICT as part of the core function of education. The unique role of ICTs in improving the quality of Education is unquestionable. It contributes to the fulfilment of the necessary condition for the delivery of quality education
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