POSSIBLE RAESONS FOR DECLINE IN READING SKILLS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A comparative study by the ministry of education shows a worrying downward trend in reading skills. This is evident from the dismal performance in reading skill test undertaken by the students. Furthermore‚ according to a comprehensive U.S.-wide study of reading skills by the National Endowment for the Arts. (2007).Americans reading a lot less: a study on reading skills. Retrieved from www.washingtonpost.com .in Washington
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Food consumption among international students Student Name: Yangjie liu (Yuna) Student Number: 160957 Class: AE3Q Teacher’s Name: Jon and Judy Date of submission: 5.1‚2015 contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Methodology 6 Results 7 Discussion 10 References………………………………………………………………………..…………...………13 Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………14 Abstract The hypothesis of this research is that international students have a very different consumption habit of
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death among college students (Caruso‚ n.d.). The problem is getting serious in developing country such as Hong Kong and the ways to suicide had transformed to a mass suicide attempt on December 21‚ 2009 (Mak‚ 2011). These rising issues are telling us that suicide had becoming one of the most crucial matter that need to be resolve before it affect our future leader. So‚ we will review based on the past research for the alcohol and family relationship factors that contribute to suicide among college
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Drug Use among College Students\ Research Methods in Psychology I Tierra Adams 12/3/2008 Dr. Brenner Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States‚ with approximately 32 percent of all Americans having tried it at least once in their lifetime (Marijuana Use among Students‚ 2008). The Harvard School of public Health College Alcohol Study‚ conducted in 1993‚ examined the drug and alcohol use of 17‚592 college students nation-wide (Marijuana Use among Students‚ 2008)
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Cheating in Schools Introduction: There have been many recent reports‚ and research studies about cheating among students in schools. There are many different versions of cheating: copying home work‚ looking at another individual’s test paper and plagiarizing. This serious issue affects many students throughout their education and should be dealt with. Cheating in schools‚ caused mainly by students’ fear of failure or their inability to match the exam requirement skills‚ has a negative impact
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December 05‚ 2011 Binge Drinking Among College Students and Consequences Audience-(Student Fraternity and College Administrators) Binge drinking is a problem that has continued to have a toll on the lives of college students despite efforts by the government and school administrators to curb the trend. Many studies have been conducted to reveal the facts behind binge drinking in colleges and campuses. It is clear that for the problem of binge drinking in colleges to be resolved‚ it must
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Students and Teachers’ Perception of the Causes of Poor Academic Performance in Edo State Secondary Schools Introduction The differential scholastic achievement of students in Nigeria has been and is still a source of concern and research interest to educators‚ government and parents. This is so because of the great importance that education has on the national development of the country. All over the country‚ there is a consensus of opinion about the fallen standard of education in Nigeria
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Bullying in Primary and Secondary Schools “Bullying. This means threatening‚ harassing‚ persecuting or insulting others. Especially those who are weaker. It is a daily terror for many children‚ possibly your child without knowing it. And schools‚ some more than others are becoming infested with bullies taking advantage of smaller or timid ones. Is your child being bullied at school? This statement made by Professor Ramesh Deosaran is taken from one of his articles (Bullying‚ The Silent Terror‚ dated
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causes and effects of smoking among students Smoking is one of the most dangerous widespread phenomena that threatens lives of a huge number of people worldwide. It starts as a way of having fun‚ but ends as an addiction that is therefore so difficult to give up. Today‚ we often hear of “smoking among students”. So why do students smoke and what effects smoking has on them? There are many reasons behind the phenomenon of smoking among students. To start with‚ students smoke because they are curious
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Bishan Park Secondary School was founded in 1993. In 2018‚ it would be merged into Peirce Secondary School. According to MOE‚ school mergers are necessary students’ benefit. One of the main reasons why there is a need for the m‚edging of schools is because of the lack of CCAs in each school which students are compulsory to take. With lesser students enrolling into certain schools‚ the schools find it hard to offer a variety of subject combinations‚ educational programmes and co-curricular activities
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