Negative Effects of Video Games I am an incessant gamer. I have played games ever since I got my first computer‚ back in 1995. The first games that I ever played were the commonplace and everyday Wolf 3D (which later on was released as Return to Castle Wolfenstein)‚ and Quake I (Which has of course become one of the greatest selling games in entertainment history) and many other‚ lesser known games that would be bought only by someone who had an interest in games as I had. Ads by Google Watch
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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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advantage from this topic when I will go to college. And so‚ I am willing to study more about my topic. Statement of the Problem The main problem of the study was to determine if there is significant relationship between spatial intelligence and academic performance in Geometry class in Davao Central High School. Specifically‚ this study attempted to seek
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References: Borst‚ A. J. (2011). Evaluating academic and student affairs partnerships: the impact of living-learning communities on the development of critical thinking skills in college freshmen. (pp. 1-94). Iowa City‚ Iowa Garrard‚ D. C. (2006). The relation between a student’s choice of living arrangement and student effort‚ achievement and college satisfaction. (pp. 1-151). Austin‚ Texas Shudde‚ L. T. (2011). The Casual effect of campus residency on college student retention. The
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better academic performance of students in their pursuit of university education and in other higher institutions with the aim of producing competent manpower for the growth and development of the nation. Recent trends in this tier of education in Nigeria show poor academic results from our children. The preponderance of mass failure in the final examinations conducted by various examination bodies (WAEC‚ NECO NABTEB) has led to the hue and cry by all and sundry over students’ poor 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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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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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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DOTA HISTORY In the past decade‚ the computer gaming industry has grown from zilch to mammoth. The quality of game graphics and design enhanced with each new developed game. The latest games swept less new ones off the shelves of gamers. This was the case for almost all game genres especially with strategy games. However‚ a few strategy games developed by Blizzard Entertainment never seemed to lose their charm‚ in fact‚ they continually kept growing even more popular. One such game by Blizzard Entertainment
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data Discussion “Effects of computer usage to the academic performance of students” Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The scope of Computer effects derives a wide scope of related literature that is worth mentioning. In this regard‚ this literature review concerning the effects of computer usage to the academic performance of students‚ will address the following areas relevant to this study: History of the Computer; Importance of Computers‚ Negative Effects of Gaming; Computer
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