175‚000 15-year-old students in 31 countries‚ researchers at the University of Munich announced in November that performance in math and reading had suffered significantly among students who have more than one computer at home. And while students seemed to benefit from limited use of computers at school‚ those who used them several times per week at school saw their academic performance decline significantly as well. "It seems if you overuse computers and trade them for other [types of] teaching
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Factors Affecting Diffusion How does temperature affect diffusion? What is Diffusion? Definition 1: Diffusion is a process where by molecules move from an area of high concentration area to an area of low concentration. Definition 2: Diffusion is an evidence for moving particles. The spreading out of a gas is called diffusion and it takes place in haphazard and random way. Gases diffuse because the particles collide with other particles and bounce of in all directions. For example when
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND OF THE SELECTED GRADE VII STUDENTS OF PEDRO E. DIAZ HIGHSCHOOL A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education In Partial Fulfillment Of The Degree Requirement of the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education English Major Submitted to: Dr. Paraluman Veloz Submitted by: Cabarrubias‚ Mary Joy Dela Cruz‚ Nesty Marie Gravador‚ Erlene Hugno‚ Andrea
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Factors affecting learning MATURATION AS FACTOR IN LEARNING Maturation is an important factor that affects our learning is defined as “growth that proceeds regularly within a wide range of environmental conditions.” Maturation is growth that takes place regularly in an individual without special condition of stimulation such as training and practice. Learning is possible only when a certain stage of maturation is also reached. Exercise and training becomes fruitful only when a certain stage
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Background of the Study This research is all about the relationship between varsity players and their academic performances in Mathematics‚ English and in Science. Varsity players play a good role in schools. They represent our school to compete with other schools. They promote friendship to other students and they help promote the school. It also helps build socialization. Getting good grades is important as well. One should not exist without the other because life is not all about sports. It’s
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price is low and less of it when the price is high. In other words‚ price and quantity demanded move in opposite direction‚ if price goes up‚ demand goes down. And if price goes down‚ demand goes up. Factors affecting the demand for a good: * Price: The price of the good itself is the first factor that affects the demand for a good. For goods that obey the law of demand‚ if the price rises the quantity demanded falls and if the price falls the quantity demanded rises. But for goods that do not
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FACTORS AFFECTING HYPERTENSION FACTORS THAT CAN BE CHANGED Sedentary Lifestyle Those who do not exercise are more likely to develop hypertension. These people tend to have higher heartbeat rates than those who work out‚ and this forces the heart to work harder during each contraction. This puts more pressure on the arteries‚ so the propensity for heart diseases or heart attacks becomes greater. A sedentary lifestyle is also a precursor to being overweight or obese‚ which is another hypertension
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Factors affecting development Early Stimulation Studies of the effect of environmental stimulation on an individual ’s development in either general or specific ability conclude that some specific stimulation should be introduced at an early age while a child is still malleable. An intense‚ persistent‚ and regular tutorial approach within the family encourages the development of a special talent or ability and develops learning sets useful in the future. A child must learn the specialized symbolic
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believed that academic status is a primary indicator of such learning. Through numerical ratings‚ the level of student’s learning in academics may be determined. If a learner earns high numerical rating it is an indicator that he or she has learned a lot while low academic rating indicate minimal learning. However‚ many experiences and studies found out that there are several factors that could affect the academic performance of a student. It has been an interplay of so many factors – gender‚ age
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Factors Affecting Population Cultural Factors In some cultures and religions‚ people are respected more if they have many children resulting in an increased birth rate. For example‚ in some cultures having many children is seen as a sign of virility in men. Conversely‚ some cultures and religions discourage large families though this is rare. This would have the effect of lowering birth rate. Certain religions view birth control and abortion as bad in the eyes of their beliefs. As a result they discourage
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