with increased scrutiny‚ there remains little consensus on the benefits and detriments of applying them to the classroom environment. In some circles‚ games are seen not only as a useful tool in encouraging student motivation to learn outside of the academic environment (Coller & Scott‚ 2009)‚ but also as a means to increase student engagement during in-class learning sessions (Annetta et al‚ 2009)‚ foster valuable skills with respect to finite tasks or jobs (Duque et al‚ 2008; Coller & Scott‚ 2009;
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Effects of Playing Computer games on the academic performance and behavior of every student By: Toshihiro Joshua F. Polo Introduction: I. Background of the study There was a time when the endless summer for a child referred to hours spent Basketball and badminton courts or even romping with neighborhood kids. Kids still do all these things but today’s kids have more ways of having fun including hours and hours in front of
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(commonly known as DOTA) is a custom scenario for the real-time strategy video game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion‚ Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne‚ based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is for each team to destroy the opponents’ Ancients‚ heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes‚ and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters called "creeps". As in role-playing games‚ playerslevel
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activities have been found to have effects on students’ academic performance. These social factors affect academic performance in terms of time demanded and the psychological state they may cause. A student may be influenced to be involved in any of the stated variables. The question is how one strikes a balance between the stressful academic attainment and social activities. Environment Environment comprises factors that play a role in academic performance. The environment may be physical or
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EFFECTS OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP ON SELF ESTEEM‚ IDENTITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MUHAMMAD -. LUQMAN DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY BAHAUDDIN ZAKRIYA UNIVERSITY MULTAN Sponsored by: HUMA WASEEM (waseem.huma@yahoo.com) ABSTRACT The present study aims at studying romantic relationship and its effects on academic performance‚ identity and self esteem. Parent and peer influences on academic achievement are well documented‚ but little research has examined links to romantic involvement during the adolescent
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Effect of Nutrition on Academic Performance RGS6035.E2 - Chapter 1 Kurt Cornett Amberton University Effect of Nutrition on Academic Performance Every year millions of tax dollars are spent on school nutrition programs all over the United States. Legislators across the nation lobby for coordinated school health programs and place increasing emphasis on student nutrition. Television commercials remind kids to eat a balanced diet and food products aimed
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it should be noted that the impact of Internet access on on-campus instruction is the influence of Internet on Academic Performance of students differs depending on population. Some studies reported no significance effect‚ however‚ other studies affirmed effect of Internet access of students with a post test results according to Ehrman (1995). In contributing to the academic performance of students‚ Wagner (1998) saw internet as a forum that promote group discussion which is time and distance independent
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always an issue. Young people’s listening skills appear to be a common problem and teacher’s struggles to make themselves heard in some classrooms. Difficulties in class management can result from the lack of knowledge the teachers have about the effect of their voice in their pupils. A voice and body that appeared uncontrolled can often lead to uninvited chatter and ‘irritating misbehavior’. The aim of this study is to perform voice evaluation in teachers with or without voice symptoms‚ vocal qualities
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increases after college entry‚ the extent to which adverse life experiences contribute to any increases‚ and the impact of adversity‚ anxiety and depression on exam performance (Andrews‚ & Wilding‚ 2004). The purpose of the secondary study was to investigate the relationship between stress factors‚ perceived stress and academic performance among students in a public institution of higher learning (Rafidah‚ et al‚ 2009). B. Research questions 1. What were the research questions? The research questions
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14- 33 (2013) Evaluating Impacts of Early Adolescent Romance in High School on Academic Outcomes Chung Pham‚ 1 Senior Researcher‚ Denver Public Schools‚ USA Tracy Keenan‚ M.S.W. Senior Researcher‚ Denver Public Schools‚ USA Bing Han‚ Ph.D. RAND Corporation‚ Santa Monica‚ USA This study used the propensity score method to investigate the effects of early adolescent romance in the 9th grade on academic performance‚ as measured by high school graduation and college enrollment. The study sample
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