Universities the world over today‚ the academic performance of students has recently come under scrutiny for a number of reasons. For instance‚ a number of studies have been carried out to identify causal factors of poor academic performance in a number of institutions worldwide. Interestingly‚ most of these studies focused on the three elements that intervene. Such included‚ parents (family causal factors)‚ teachers (academic causal factors)‚ and students (personal causal factors) (Diaz‚ 2003)
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that advanced teacher training does not make a difference in student achievement. In fact‚ Professor William Sanders of the University of Tennessee argues persuasively that "the single most dominant factor affecting student academic gain is teacher effect."1 However‚ little statistical research is available for evaluating which type of training and teaching degree has the best effect on student achievement. As the demand for higher academic achievement and accountability in public education grows‚ it
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ACTION RESEARCH : “DOTA ADDICTION” Submitted by: Maverick V. Francisco Submitted to: Prof. Peñaranda Chapter I : Introduction Playing games is a natural part of growing. It’s one way that kids learn to socialize‚ compete‚ to fulfil their craving ego‚ to entertain‚ to have fun and sometimes to escape from depression. Computer and online games‚ in most instances‚ are no more dangerous than other games‚ which kids play outdoors. But sometimes‚ computer and online games
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND This chapter aims to acquaint the reader with the rationale behind the study with the intention of defending it. It places the study in a theoretical context and enables the reader to understand and appreciate the paper’s objectives. This chapter includes the background of the study‚ statement of the problem‚ assumption‚ significance of the study‚ scope and delimitations‚ and definition of terms. INTRODUCTION Attitudes is
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Stereotyping Students: Improving Academic Performance Through Stereotypes This paper will examine how the impact that stereotypes have depends entirely on the connotation that they are used with. Drawing on several essays discussing the consequences of stereotypes this essay shows the relationship between students and stereotypes. The paper aims to show educators and students the unintentional impacts that stereotypes have on the academic performance of students. According to Marlene Philip
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BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES • Volume 13‚ No 1 Sofia • 2013 Print ISSN: 1311-9702; Online ISSN: 1314-4081 DOI: 10.2478/cait-2013-0006 Predicting Student Performance by Using Data Mining Methods for Classification Dorina Kabakchieva Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”‚ Sofia 1000 Email: dorina@fmi.uni-sofia.bg Abstract: Data mining methods are often implemented at advanced universities today for analyzing available data and extracting information
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Time Management and University Student’s Academic performance In the relevant literature‚ there are a great number of studies focusing on the relationship between time management and student’s academic performance. The related literature showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between time management and student’s academic performance(Hamzah‚ Lucky‚ & Jorger‚ 2014). Among many factors which can dive direct impact on academic performance‚ time management and external motivation
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Factors that Affect the Academic Performance of the High School Students A term paper presented to the faculty of high School Department at Sta. Teresa College In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Basic Education Curriculum Presented by: De Torres‚ Marianne Grace San Andres‚ Princess Nelbhe Ogabang Ariel CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge‚ skills and habits of
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not used properly‚ there’s always a negative effect that occurs. It can be in our thoughts‚ behaviours‚ actions‚ and or in other ways. Computer games are slowly arousing and it is one of the things that bring the negative effect. Many people are playing and having so much fun with this that can be a form of entertainment. “DotA” is one of the examples of computer games. And this is where our topic began to start. “DotA” means Defense of the Ancients. It is commonly
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How to Play Dota 2 I. Intro a. Entertainment is what we all have inside. Each individual has different preference of entertainment. We entertain ourselves in leisure time or even when we have a tight schedule. For me‚ I play games during my free time‚ and I have been playing a game since 2013. Today I will show you how to play an online Real-time Strategy computer game called DotA 2‚ stands for Defense of the Ancients 2. b. Dota 2 is a renowned game and it was released in July 9‚ 2013.The game is
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