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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combination of multiple genres. Some of the notable genres are casual games‚ horror games‚ role-playing games‚ and online strategy games. Different genres appeal to different types of people‚ which in turn gives rise to the diversity in the gaming community. Apart from being a medium of enjoyment‚ video games can also give several health benefits to its players. A lot of people‚ usually the elders‚ think that playing video games is straightforward harmful. They believe that video games influence the way
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: Adviser : 1.)Do You Play Computer Games ? Yes ( ) No ( ) 2.)Does It Affect Your Performance in School? Yes ( ) No ( ) 3.)Do You Play Computer Games First Before You Make Your Assignments and Project? Yes( ) No ( ) 4.)Do You Still Have Time to Study Your Lessons? Yes ( ) No ( ) 5.)How Does Computer Games Affect Your Academic Performance in School? | | |Name : | |Yr & Sec :
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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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three effects of playing football. Concussions are from being injured in football and being talked about in the media today. Concussions are mostly caused from head to head contact in a football game or practice. When a player suffers from a concussion‚ it is very serious because of the brain damage it can cause‚ including memory lost‚ blurred vision‚ and loss of consciousness. Concussions can have a major impact on the player’s lives later on down the line. Concussions are one bad effect of playing
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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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positively or negatively depending on whether the players have enough self control or not. Being fully aware of the benefits and drawbacks 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
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