PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AS DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS BY Adekoya Emmanuel Olusegun Abstract This study investigated the influence of psychosocial factors on the achievement secondary school students in mathematics. The variables that were addressed include test anxiety‚ locus of control‚ self concept‚ motivation‚ study habit and peer influence. The population for the study included all Senior Secondary School 2 (SSS 2) students in Ogun State. Two hundred
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“FACTOR AFFECTING THE 2010 HRM GRADUATES IN CHOOSING A JOB” Introduction: A person enters working life with intention to achieve something‚ to try new activity or just to follow the common logic: school work. Work has different meaning for different people‚ and they do it for different reasons: for someone it is achieving a particular status‚ for someone it is achieving a certain level of financial stability‚ and for someone it is an attempt to realize personal potential. Somehow everyone goes
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“Factors Affecting Academic Performance of COE Students” CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Scope I. Rationale Academic performance is said to be one of the crucial areas of a learner’s life. Some learners may not be bothered if they progress or not; however their parents are left with great distress if their children do not perform well. Multiple factors arise when it comes to academic performance of a learner. These factors need to be considered should one want to perform better. Research has found
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and Cultural Environment Presented by: Shera Gopaulsingh School of Business and Computer Sciences Date: March 21st‚ 2015 Social Environment Social environment of business means all the factors which affects business socially. Every business works in a society‚ so societies’ different factors like family‚ educational institutions and religion affects business. It includes the culture that the individual was educated or lives in‚ and the people with whom they interact. The cultural factors
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ukessays.com http://www.ukessays.com/essays/education/the-different-factors-affecting-students-academic-performance-education-essay.php The Different Factors Affecting Students Academic Performance Education Essay Introduction Most students getting into MBBS program have a good academic track record upon entry into the medical school. In Malaysian medical school it is observed that each year about 10-15% of students have difficulty in completing their medical course on time and this is
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Socio-cultural assessment is realising and understanding the way a child responds to challenges and change. Their responses and perceptions are based on the world in which they live. Their understanding of the world comes from the values and beliefs of the adults‚ community‚ socio-economic status‚ education and culture that surround them. (Mooney‚ 2000). When making an assessment on an individual child it is necessary to consider the background and culture in which they exist. Berger (2005)‚ states
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Factors affecting the choice of course of young graduates of secondary level INTRODUCTION Career choice is a complex decision for since it determines the kind of profession that they intend to pursue in life. As student try to make career choice while in secondary school‚ they face problem matching their career choices with their abilities and school performance. However‚ studies indicate that most students enter into careers that are totally different from ones they choose while in secondary
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Singapore Factors Affecting Language Learning Strategy Reported Usage by Thai and Vietnamese EFL Learners Attapol Khamkhien (faasapk@ku.ac.th) Kasetsart University‚ Thailand Abstract This paper is a report on an investigation into the relationship between three variables and language learning strategy use by Thai and Vietnamese university students using Oxford’s 80 item Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). Two main objectives of this study are: 1) to determine three factors: how gender
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Correlates of Academic Procrastination and Mathematics Achievement of University Undergraduate Students Mojeed Kolawole Akinsola University of Botswana‚ Gaborone‚ BOTSWANA Adedeji Tella Osun State College of Education; Ila-Orangun‚ NIGERIA Adeyinka Tella University of Botswana‚ Gaborone‚ BOTSWANA Received 3 November 2006; accepted 19 April 2007 Procrastination is now a common phenomenon among students particularly those at the higher level. And this is doing more harm to their academic achievement
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FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF BSBA STUDENTS DURING OJT Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the level of perception on factors affecting the performance of BSBA students during On-the-Job Training. The significant difference on the perception level when the respondents are grouped according to profile was also considered. This study were participated by fifty (50) selected BSBA students from evening and upward mobility program (UMP). Descriptive-comparative type of research was
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