THE IMPACT OF USING TECHNOLOGY ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT‚ ATTITUDE‚ AND ANXIETY IN MATHEMATICS Maxima J. Acelajado‚ Ph.D. De La Salle University Manila‚ Philippines e-mail: acelajadom@dlsu.edu.ph ABSTRACT This was an experimental study designed to determine the effects of using technology‚ specifically graphing calculators‚ on students’ achievement in College Algebra‚ attitude‚ and anxiety in mathematics. The respondents of the study belonged to two intact classes consisting of 66 freshman students
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ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE (EPZ) IN TANZANIA Authors: Kimaro‚ Joseph.‚Rwehikiza‚ Davidi and Mbura‚ Japhet: E-mail: jmkimaro@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Over the past few years‚ the idea of establishing “export processing zones” (EPZs) has found support among several developing countries. This development is linked to the increasing acceptance of” globalization” and neoliberal policies across the region. Developing countries have tried to stimulate exports
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but recent research shows that poverty can be linked to a smaller surface area of the brain. Twenty percent of the achievement gap between affluent and poor children can be explained by their differences in brain development. A psychologist‚ Seth Pollak‚ and others at the University of Wisconsin-Madison used the results of 389 healthy children‚ ages 4 to 22‚ on academic achievement tests and compared them with tissue volume of the brain. The tissue volume in the children’s temporal lobes‚ frontal
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people perceive us differently from our outwards appearance without looking at our inner being or the foundation of our existence. In this report ‚ we will look at the life of Tasalipa Kafunda from her childhood to her present stage‚ her personal achievements‚ family‚ and future prospects. 1 FAMILY BACK GROUND. A family may be defined as a set of people who are related
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Describe the best achievement that you had achieved in your life. People have a tremendous capacity for outstanding achievement. There are also many extraordinary capacities that allow them to become high achievers. When looking back over my life so far‚ it is really difficult to pinpoint the one achievement of which I am most proud. The one of the best achievement that I had achieved in my life and till proud of it is when I complete and graduate in my diploma in computer science that make my
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The revolutionaries of 1848 had varied aims‚ largely based upon their own social classes. The working classes had very simple and practical aims‚ largely based upon improving their own working conditions‚ asking for higher employment levels and greater wages. However the middle classes‚ the self-appointed leaders of the revolution‚ had more ambitious aims‚ fighting for the unification of Germany and constitutional monarchies. Many of these more ambitious aims were not to be achieved until much later
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Sir Philip Sidney can be considered as a “Romantic Classicist” according to his An Apology for Poetry. But before analyzing this term we would have a glance of “Classicism” and “Romanticism”. Classicism refers to the appreciation and imitation of Greek and Roman literature‚ art‚ and architecture. Although the term is normally used to describe art derived from ancient influences‚ it can also mean excellence‚ high artistic quality‚ and conservatism. Classical art encompasses antiquity and later works
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TOPIC 1 ESSAY c) Material deprivation can effect educational achievement by the following ways: Poor housing is a factor because if students are living in a bad conditions they won’t do as well in school‚ if a house is overcrowded then the student will find it harder to do private study and homework. If a Child is not settled in a house and constantly has to move location this means that they will be moving school frequently and never be settled‚ disrupts their education. If a child lives
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Galasa Tasisa Preparation for College Writing 2 Essay #3 In the article “Fear of Heights: Teachers‚ Parents‚ and Students are Wary of Achievement.” Author Bob Chase‚ who is president of the National Education Association‚ pointed that teachers and parents should more worried about the students who are involved in many extracurricular activities after school. He called these students are the “C” students because they are busy doing activities after school and not engaging in their school work. For
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The aftermath of the Holocaust left us saying “Never Again”‚ but when can “Never Again” become reality. Nobody is able to get rid of the past‚ without it we have no future. Mistakes and achievements in history shape humankind today. The Holocaust was a disastrous event that happened in 1933‚ extending throughout 1945. During these brutal years‚ six million Jews and others were destroyed by Hitler and the Nazi regime. Hitler decided to do this because these individuals were not of the “Aryan race”
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