...According to Stewart Todd, an expert on college graduation rates around the United States, most of 59% of Americans over the age of 25 do not have a college degree. In fact, the education rate of Americans has decreased in the last century or more. Obviously, many students are not completing degrees in higher education. Although college is challenging. I will be successful by listening to advice from experts, by developing strategies, and by taking advantage of the benefits offered by my college. I realize that college will be challenging for me because I am a high school graduate from another country, and I am going back to school after nine years. This is my second semester in college. During my first semester, I had English as a Second...
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...Abstract The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of assessment, test, evaluation and measurement at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe, South Africa. It also shows the reflection of written test exams in terms of quality psychological instrument, analyzing assessment data and interpretation of results. Poor education assessment may expose students to risks of unintended outcome related to university credibility. Assessing for Improvement: College Semester Exams Assessment is the systematic collection, review, and use of information about Educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving learning and Development (Palomba, & Banta, 1999). Assessment generally involves measurement, testing and evaluation the terms, which are mostly confused by many people. Test or Test Instrument is a systematic procedure for measuring a sample of an individual's behavior, such as multiple-choice, performance test, open book among others (Brown, 1971). Evaluation on the other hand is a systematic process for the collection and use of information from many sources to be applied in interpreting the results and in making value judgments and decisions (Wolansky, 1985). While measurement is the process employed to obtain a quantified representation of the degree to which a learner reflects a trait or behavior. This is one of the many scores that an individual may achieve on a test (Wolansky, 1985). In assessing any instrument or program one should not lose the sight of...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS OF THE DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF BANGUED FIRST SEMESTER 2010-2011 Mary B. Gallardo,MST-Math, Alfreinell S. Castillo, BSC, Jessie T. Sibayan, AB, Marianito T. Taeza, AB, and G. Regil D.Valera, BSCE Registrar’s Office, Divine Word College of Bangued June 1, 2011. The objective of this study was to examine factors such as age, gender, high school graduated from, and Grade Point Average (GPA) in fourth year and to identify whether these factors could distinguish differences among students based on academic performance. A survey was made from the available data at the Registrar’s Office. The researchers looked into the records of the first year students of the degree programs namely: Bachelor of Elementary Education (N= 37), Bachelor of Secondary Education (N= 20), Bachelor in Business Administration (N= 53), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (N= 30), and Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (N= 35) a total of 175 subjects. In this particular research, age, school graduated from and gender did not affect academic performance in college among the first year BEEd, BSEd, BSBA, BSAc and BSN students of the Divine Word College of Bangued during the first semester 2010-2011. Academic performance was significantly associated with the grade point average in high school. Introduction. Learning is a lifetime process. Continues learning equips an individual as a student with a larger tapestry of knowledge, a...
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...ACADEMIC DIFFICULTY DETERMINANTS OF BEED-II AND BTTE-II STUDENTS, CATANDUANES STATE COLLEGES – PANGANIBAN CAMPUS, FIRST SEMESTER, SCHOOL YEAR 2012-2013 by: JAYMUND M. FLORANZA, MPA ABSTRACT The study attempted to find out academic difficulty determinants among tertiary students. It involved forty-eight second year students taking Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED-II) and twenty-four students taking Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education (BTTE-II) in the Catanduanes State Colleges, Panganiban Campus (CSC-PC), first semester of SY 2012-2013. It identified five factors of academic difficulty determinants such as: (a) student factor, (b) family factor, (c) faculty factor, (d) social factor, and (e) school factor. It further asks the significant difference in the academic difficulty determinants of BEED-II and BTTE-II Students. The descriptive type of research utilized self-made checklist questionnaire as the main instrument to gather the data. The findings of the present study demonstrated that academic difficulty determinants showed that student-respondents find difficulty in studying/understanding their lessons, have family financial problem, find difficulty in the tests given by teachers, have a house/boarding house that is very noisy and classmates that is very judgmental, and a school premises/classrooms that are very noisy. And lastly, the present study found out that the there is a difference in the academic difficulty determinants of BEED-II and BTTE-II...
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...Principal/Director of all Affiliated Colleges under WBUT/Schools of WBUT. Date: 12- 03 -12 RE: NOTIFICATION and IMPORTANT DATES FOR Even Semester Examinations, 2012. The University will not make any exception in following the deadline under different operations. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned. Sl. No. 2 and Sl. No. 3 & 4 may be followed carefully for new mechanism. Details 1. Submission of requisition for answer scripts by colleges. Date March 30, 2012 2. Last date of submission of list of students for clearing backlog papers (to be made by college both in hard and soft copy) certified by the April 19, 2012 Head of the Institute regarding eligibility for issuing Admit Cards (Section 4.3 of Chapter II: (Backlog) with requisite fees and Forms (semester-wise) to WBUT. (For Academic Regulations, Part - 1 all UG and PG courses). of First Regulations, WBUT may be referred in this regard) N.B: Each Form and page of certified list must carry the signature of the Head of the Institute. 3. Last date of submission of requisition for Question papers (coursewise and subject-wise) for all courses (UG & PG) by colleges. N.B. Requirement on Elective papers must be mentioned clearly by indicating the paper name and code 4. Last date of submission of list of regular students (to be made by college both in hard and soft copy) certified by the Head of the Institute regarding eligibility for issuing Admit Cards with requisite fees (semester-wise) to WBUT. (For all UG and PG...
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...Lone Star College – CyFair Honors Program Honors Scholarship Proposal Presented by: Jacob N. Qurashi and Tashara A. Frasier I. Title (Honors Scholarship Proposal ) II. Purpose To create a scholarship for LSC-CyFair students actively enrolled in honors courses or taking honors by contract which will aide students enrolled in these courses and serve as a recruitment and retention incentive to both the honors program and the college at large. III. Introduction a. Background As part of an ongoing student outreach campaign for the LSC-CyFair Honors Program, the Honors Student Organization has participated in many campus events this last year. Interested students frequently ask whether or not the Honors Program offers a scholarship to its students. At the present time LSC-CyFair does not offer a scholarship to its honors students. We believe creating a scholarship will not only help students taking honors classes which typically require additional materials or expenses in addition to those already incurred in the regular section, but can used as a marketing device for the honors program and the campus. Over the last couple of years, representatives of the Honors Student Organization have meet with Student Outreach to encourage publicity of the Honors Program at Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District high schools and local National Honors Society advisors; the addition of an honors scholarship would be a powerful selling point to both...
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...ABET Self-Study Report for the COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROGRAM at QASSIM PRIVATE COLLEGES BURIDAH, SAUDI ARABIA First of June 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Requirements and Preparation 3 Supplemental Materials 4 Submission and Distribution of Self-Study Report 4 Confidentiality 5 Template 5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 7 GENERAL CRITERIA 9 CRITERION 1. STUDENTS 9 CRITERION 2. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 11 CRITERION 3. STUDENT OUTCOMES 12 CRITERION 4. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 13 CRITERION 5. CURRICULUM 15 CRITERION 6. FACULTY 17 CRITERION 7. FACILITIES 20 CRITERION 8. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 22 PROGRAM CRITERIA 23 Appendix A – Course Syllabi 24 Appendix B – Faculty Vitae 25 Appendix C – Equipment 26 Appendix D – Institutional Summary 27 Signature...
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...asking how many credit hours per semester they should take when they go to college; more than 50 percent indicated 12 hours as an ideal college course load. Though 12 hours is a full-time course load, it is impossible for a student to earn a bachelor's degree within four years unless a student takes an additional six hours during the summer. The primary route to earning a bachelor’s degree within four years is to successfully complete 15 credit hours per semester, for a total of 30 credit hours annually. To improve college graduation rates and encourage on-time completion, the state of Georgia has launched 15 to Finish, a proven advisement, retention, progression, and graduation initiative that encourages students to take 15 credits per semester, thereby spending less time and money to earn a degree. The goal of Complete College Georgia and 15 to Finish is to provide better information and educate all students on tuition and fees, graduation rates and job opportunities to ensure successful college completion. The 15 to Finish initiative is important because many students express a desire to graduate within four years. Colleges are referred to as either four-year or two-year institutions, but most students are taking longer to graduate. In fact, if 100 students entered college today in the state of Georgia, only 11 students would graduate on time at a four-year college and only five would graduate on time at a two-year college (Complete College America, 2011). Full time-students...
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...Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a general education program that community colleges transfer students may use to fulfill lower-division general education requirements in either the UC or the CSU system without the need, after transfer, to take additional lowerdivision general education courses. The IGETC pattern is most useful for students who want to keep their options open before making a final decision about transferring to a particular UC or CSU campus. Completion of IGETC does NOT guaranteed admission, nor is it required for admission. Some students may be better served by taking courses, that fulfill the CSU General Education-Breadth requirements or the requirements of the UC campus or other college to which they plan to transfer. Students pursuing majors that require extensive lower-division major preparation may not find the IGETC option to be advantageous. Engineering, Architecture, and Liberal Studies are examples of those majors. Roosevelt and Revelle Colleges at UC San Diego, the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and the College of Environmental Design (Architecture & Landscape Architecture majors) at UC Berkeley will not accept the IGETC. Schools of Engineering do not generally recommend the IGETC. Before selecting any courses, please see a counselor for assistance in planning your program. Courses completed at a California Community College will be applied to the subject area in which they were listed by the institution where the work was...
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...“Fall” Semester or Fly this Semester In the summer leading up to my first semester in college, my expectations were high I knew if I were to study, and only attend my classes I should breeze through the courses with excellence. As I predicted, I began the fall semester effortlessly and my confidence was beginning to flourish as well. Being part of the Honors College, I was offered so many opportunities that I find it impossible to be isolated from others. I started participating in many events and volunteering through the Institute of Civic Engagement and Democracy. I recall this one event our ENC 1101 class initiated, we collaborated with the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy to form a service learning project that would educate and encourage students at Miami Dade College North Campus to take part in this year’s election. After the main event, I learned that participating and being engage is essential to be a successful college student; because it allowed me to build a network of friends, learn new things, and find opportunities that could not be found any other way. I realized through my activism that I...
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...say starting college was not easy and my experience was no different. After getting accepted to BCC in mid-August by doing a late direct admission, it was the beginning of a long and tumultuous road. There was an initial hassle with financial aid and me waiting in a 3-hour line, then back to admissions. It was a long day. When I got into Bronx Community College (BCC), I had to do the placement test, just like any other student and...
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...As I progress through this semester, I have begun to establish goals for myself to make the school year successful. By setting goals, I can turn a challenging semester into one that runs smoothly and feels less complicated. Although some goals have obstacles, I try my best to work hard and challenge myself. By challenging myself, I can conquer the goals I set. I have many goals, but some have more importance than others. My semester goals include making good grades, making new friends, and getting involved in extracurricular activities. My main goal this semester is to make good grades. Grades are definitely the most important factor in my life at school. I strive to do my best to retain as much information as possible. Grades determine many things, such as an average for a class or whether one can get into a certain college. Making good grades challenges me because some classes are more difficult than others. For example, I struggle with English and pre-calculus more than anything. I have to write many essays for English; therefore, I try to work on my writing skills so that I...
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...Although Alamo Colleges offer a payment plan to help students pay for college, it isn’t quite enough. The way their payment plan is designed doesn’t quite work well for some college students like myself. As a college student with multiple responsibilities it isn’t easy to pay for college out of pocket on top of any other bills we have such as rent, car payments, insurance, etc. There are three major payments you must provide. Once in the beginning, immediately after registration, and following that two more times a month following the initial payment. Leaving a college student like myself without enough money left over to pay other bills. Another issue that arises is that there is no reminder that the bill is due. Alamo colleges does not send their students bills in the mail, or email them a reminder that their bill is due. So Alamo Colleges should extend their payment plan efficiently to last throughout the semester and remind their students at least two weeks in advance that their bill is due. Thus offering the college student another option to pay for a college semester and reminders of when each bill is due. With an extension, the new payment plan would be more convenient for some students to pay for their semester classes, giving them more time to come up with less money. And constant reminders would help all of the Alamo college students avoid late fees. One issue with the Alamo college payment plan is that there are no reminders when each payment is due. The college should...
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...TalentsGetting HiredContact Us If there are no positions that meet your preferences or match your qualifications, click here to create your profile. Future Leaders Business SummitScholarship ProgramOJT Program The Aboitiz College Scholarship Program Championing Academic Excellence To Shape Tomorrow's Leaders Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) believes that a good education is the powerful foundation that exceptional leadership is built on. In line with this, AEV has created a scholarship program designed to support and inspire students to value, appreciate and make the most of their education. The Aboitiz College Scholarship Program (ACSP) is currently open to outstanding undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Accountancy, Business / Management, Information Technology, and Engineering. The scholarship provides the students with financial assistance to defray tuition and miscellaneous expenses, book requirements, and transportation needs. The scholarship is renewable every semester, for as long as the student maintains the 85% GPA requirement (or its equivalent) and makes normal progress toward a degree. Program Eligibility To apply for the Scholarship Program,the applicant must: * Be a full-time 1st to 4th year incoming student of an eligible college or university; * Be pursuing a degree in Accountancy, Business / Management, IT, or Engineering; * Have a final average grade / cumulative overall GPA not lower than 85% or its equivalent; * Not have a failing...
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...Class Instructor in Mathematics 4 (Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry) Summer, 2009 :Personal Tutorial Sessions for Math-UPCAT. 2nd Semester, 2010 :Literacy Training Service 2: Kalayaan Elementary School Grade 6 Mathematics Teacher 1st Semester, 2011 :Tutor in Princeton Academy, BelAir, Sta. Rosa, Laguna 2nd Semester, 2011 : Student-instructor in UPLB Math Division’s Think Tank Toe Achievements Elementary School : 3rd Place: Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd NCR Math Challenge Sectoral Level 10th Place: Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd NCR Math Challenge Regional Level Best in Math, Valedictorian High School : Best in Math (3rd Year and 4th Year), Best in Physics (4th year), 1st place, 2008 Math Masters, Meycauayan College. College 1st Semester, AY 08-09 : 4th Placer, UPLB Math Wizard College Scholar 2nd Semester, AY 08-09 : Participant, 36th Annual Nationwide Search For Math Wizard, UP Diliman 3rd Place, Statistics 1 Quiz Contest 2nd Semester, AY 09-10 : 2nd Place, Brain Damage: ENSC 11 Quiz Contest Participant, 37th Annual Nationwide Search for Math Wizard 1st Semester, AY 10-11 : 3rd Place, UPLB Math Wizard 1st Place, Squeeze Your Mind: EE 1...
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