behaviors has been shown to be a strong predictor of an adolescent’s own behavior. However‚ peer pressure can also have positive effects when youth are pressured by their peers toward positive behavior‚ such as volunteering for charity or excelling in academics. The importance of peers declines upon entering adulthood. While socially accepted kids often have the most opportunities and the most positive experiences‚ research shows that being in the popular crowd may also be a risk factor for mild to moderate
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Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. Volume 3. Number 1. January 2006. FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE A Case Of Private Colleges Syed Tahir Hijazi1 and S.M.M. Raza Naqvi2 Abstract: Many empirical studies are carried out to explore factors affecting college students’ performance. The focus of this research is that student performance in intermediate examination is associated with students’ profile consisted of his attitude towards attendance in classes‚ time allocation for studies‚ parents’
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popularity of the social networking sites increased rapidly and it probably due to the reason that college and university students as well as teens used it to get global access. There are positive and negative for college students on their academic performances. Points for Negatives on social networking included in the followings: Reduce learning and research capabilities Students nowadays have started relying more on the information accessible easily on these social networking sites and the web.
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The main purpose of the study was to address the association between computer games and students’ academic achievement. The exceptional growth in numbers of children playing computer games‚ the uneasiness and incomplete understanding foundation when starting the discussion on computer games have stimulated this study to be conducted. From a survey conducted on 236 form one students in one of the Malaysian secondary school‚ 75.8 percent were gamers. Playing computer games seemed to be more stereotypically
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Chapter I The Problem and Its Background A.Background of the Study Child labour is a worldwide problem regardless of the economic status of a country. This social phenomenon continues to exist both in developed and developing countries. The Philippines as one of Newly Industrializing Countries‚ also encounters the same (C. Diaz‚ personal communication‚ December 7‚ 2009). Child labour is rampant in this country due to poverty. It deprives basic right to education and health (Philippine Star
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The impact of violence in three volatile communities on students’ attendance in a selected high school in Kingston‚ Jamaica The University of the West Indies‚ Mona. Table of Contents Chapter One – Introduction and background to the study….……………………….1-2 Statement of the Problem ……………….………………………......3 The purpose of the research….……………………………………...3 Significance of the Study……………………………………………4
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Habits to Academic Performance of Freshmen Students of PUPQC In partial fulfilment of the Requirement for the degrre of Bachelor in Business Teacher Education Submitted to: Dr.Lily G.Mendoza Professor Submitted by: Ruth Jean T.Calape Rachel Marie C.Casipe Antonette P. Castillo Jennyvic Largo Maria Eloisa L. Montablan March 2013 CHAPTER I Introduction Studying is an act and an all-out effort of learning which involves a number of things. Students must know
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Purpose OF Study The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which social factors‚ delineated in terms of interpersonal communication variables‚ are associated with what is referred to as Internet addiction among college students at a large Midwestern University. We also want to determine if gender‚ locus of control‚ and individual sociability moderate the relationships between communication variables and Internet utilization. This type of analysis makes the current study more systematic
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and creative tasks)‚ and concentrates on language and numbers‚ both left brain. There are students who have the ability to visualize with the mind’s eye but couldn’t improve it due to modern education. Although Geometry is for the people who are creative‚ I don’t think that it is the right subject for them. Geometry is also for the people who think logically. So I wanted to do this research for the students who have the ability to see things creatively to improve their skills. Because of Philippines’
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colleges and universities are made up of two demographics. One of which is student athletes and the other is regular academics students. These two groups of students coexist on campuses all over the world‚ but is one group more important that the other? How are the underlying issues dealt with between the two sides? Collegiate athletics is very important and make a huge contribution to institutes worldwide and society in general. Student Athlete’s schedules are generally more demanding‚ they help promote
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