...not out of place to imagine that parental socio–economic background can have possible effects on the academic achievement of children in school. Whatsoever affect the development environment of children would possibly affect their education or disposition to it. Parental status is one of such variables. When a woman's nutritional status improves, so too does the nutrition of her young children (Lisa et al, 2003). Rothestein has asserted as follows: "Parents of different occupation classes often have different styles of child rearing, different ways of disciplining their children and different ways of reacting to their children education needs. These differences do not express themselves consistently as expected in the case of every family; rather they influence the average tendencies of families for different occupational classes." (Rothestein, 2004). Socioeconomic status can be defined as a person’s overall social position to which attainments in both the social and economic domain contribute. (Ainley et al., 1995). When used in studies of secondary school students school achievement, it refers to the SES of the parents or family. Socio-economic status is determined by individual achievements in education; employment, occupational status; income and wealth. Several Parent may provide higher levels of psychological support for their children through environments that encourage the development of skills necessary for success at school (Williams et al., 1980; Williams, 1987;...
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...THE STUDENT AND TEACHER FACTORS AND THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCAION A Baby Thesis Submitted To: DR. ANTONIO L. DEL ROSARIO In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Research Methodology By: GLORIA P. QUILAO June, 2014 DEDICATION I dedicate this paper to my family and many friends. A special feeling of gratitude to my loving parents, Isidro, Jr. and Gloria Principe whose words of encouragement and push for tenacity ring in my ears. My brothers Boots, Chronus and Mickey who have never left my side and are very special. I also dedicate this paper to my many friends who have supported me throughout the process. I will always appreciate all they have done. I dedicate this work and give special thanks to my husband Alex and my wonderful daughters Alyssa and Czykhryx who have been my best cheerleaders. ABSTRACT Academic performance of students is influenced by teacher factors and student factors. Teacher factors are the competencies, age, and gender, teaching position or designation and length of teaching in years. While student factors are the student’s gender as well, academic motivation, and family. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an in depth understanding of exactly which factor is greatly related to academic performance of students. In order to gain the in depth knowledge required for the paper a questionnaire is distributed to 1o teachers and 10 students for each teacher. CHAPTER I:...
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...affecting academic performance of graduate students of Islamia University of Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan Campus. The variables under consideration were the academic performance (student’s grades/marks) as a dependent variable and the gender, age, faculty of study, schooling, father/guardian social economic status, and residential area, medium of schooling; tuition trend, daily study hours and accommodation trend were independent variables. The data were collected from 100 students through separate structured questionnaire from different departments of Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan Campus using the simple random sampling technique. For analysis, linear regression model, correlation analysis, and descriptive analysis were used. The findings revealed that age, father/guardian social economic status and daily study hours significantly contribute the academic performance of graduate students. A linear model was also proposed that will be helpful to improve the academic performance of graduate students at University level. 1. Introduction Students academic gain and learning performance is affected by numerous factor including gender, age, teaching faculty, students schooling, father/guardian social economic status, residential area of students, medium of instructions in schools, tuition trend, daily study hour and accommodation as hostelries or day scholar. Many researchers conducted detailed studies about the factors contributing student performance at different study...
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...Habit of Criminology Students of Cor Jesu College: Its Effects to Their Classroom Performance A Research Presented to the Faculty of Cor Jesu College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminology Alan A. Lumanog, Jr. Leonilo F. Fuentis, Jr. Kim Rhayian S. Igdanes BSCrim - IV CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Criminology is a social science approach that studies law making, law breaking, and the social responses to crime. The principal elements of criminology are social science theory and research methods that explore all aspects of criminalities and justice issues. It is a field of critical inter-disciplinary inquiries that focus on the analyses of crimes, criminalities, social control and regulations, and the criminal justice system. Inter-disciplinary in nature, the theoretical and methodological approaches central to Criminology are complemented by a number of disciplines, including anthropology, history, political science, sociology, philosophy, and psychology (Pratt, 2011). In this era of globalization and technological revolution, education is considered as a first step for every human activity. It plays a vital role in the development of human capital and is linked with an individual’s well-being and opportunities for better living. It ensures the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable individuals to increase their productivity and improve their quality of life. This increase...
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...PARENTS’ SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. CHAPTER ONE Background to the Study It is an undebatable fact that the home is the fulcrum around which the early years of a child revolves. The central figures are the parents. While child-bearing and child-rearing cannot be divorced one from the other, the type of child-rearing practiced in a family has a tremendous impact on the entire life of the child including his or her academic life. Generally, the social climate or environment in which an individual finds him or her self to a large extent determines his or her behaviour and personality development. Consequently, parental guidance and discipline usually influence the behaviour of the children and at the apex of this parental influence is the mother. According to Olayinka and Omoegun (2001), the word "family" has its origin in the Latin word which could be translated to mean "domestic group". A domestic group is a group of people who habitually share a common dwelling and common food supply. According to Murdoch (1965) family is a social group characterized by common residence, economic, cooperation and reproduction; it includes adults of both sexes, at least two of who maintains a socially approved sexual relationship and one more children, own or adopted by the sexually cohabiting adult. The family provides for the physical maintenance of the child, offers him his first and most continuing social contracts, and gives him affection and other emotional...
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...Org Socio Economic Status and its Relation to Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary School Students Farkhanda Ahmar*, Dr. Ehtesham Anwar** *Research Scholar, Faculty of Education, Integral University, Lucknow (India) **Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Integral University, Lucknow (India) Abstract: This study examined the effects of gender and socio-economic status on academic achievement of higher secondary school students of Lucknow city. The sample consists of 102 males and 98 females in age range of 15 to 19 from five higher secondary schools of Lucknow city Uttar Pradesh (India).Socio economic status scale developed by R.L.Bharadwaj (2005) was used for data collection, while the total mark obtained by the students in the previous class i.e. standard X was used as an achievement criteria. Mean(M),Standard Deviation(S.D),Standard Error of the mean(S.E.M),t-test were used. This study shows that gender does not influence the achievement in science at higher secondary school (Standard -XI) level. Also the result of this study showed the difference between high and low socio-economic status groups. It is found that the academic achievement was influenced by the socio-economic status and those who belonged to high socio-economic status showed better performance. Based on these findings some recommendation was given with great implication for both practice and further studies. Keywords: Academic Achievement, Gender, Higher Secondary School, Socio-Economic Status ...
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...Abstract The study intends to assess difference in the performance of students at school and university levels and estimates the change in perception of students about contribution of family, teachers, and self- efforts in academic achievements. Primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire from final year students of engineering departments of universities of Lahore. The statistics are computed by comparing grades and perceptions of contributing factors of sampled students. The study finds significant difference between university and school levels regarding performance of students. Drastic change in the perception of students about the share of family, teachers, and self- efforts in performance is also observed. Introduction There are two main objectives of this report; first, to estimate the change in the performance of students at two distinct levels; school and university, second, to assess the change in the perception of students about role of contributing factors in their academic achievements. Before the initiation of the survey, a focus group of students of engineering departments of different universities was conducted to assess the most significant factors. In focus group, students identified following factors, which had a significant effect on their academic achievements: 1-Family support (moral and economic) 2-Teachers (teacher’s skill, qualification, guidance etc.) 3-Students’ self profile (self-efficacy, commitment level, self-discipline...
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...Vol. 3 (1) January 2013 Economic Status of Parents, a Determinant on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary Schools Students in Ibadan, Nigeria Osonwa, O.K1 Adejobi, A.O2 Iyam, M.A3 Osonwa, R.H4 Calabar. Doi: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n1p115 Abstract r the and the academic performance of their ch dren from higher income Key Words: 1. Introduction Academic performance (most especially of senior secondary school students) has been largely associated...
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...FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF I AND III HRM STUDENTS OF LSPU-SPCC BATCH 2015-2016 A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College of Hospitality Management and Tourism LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY San Pablo City Campus In Partial Fulfilment Of the Requirement for the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management Patricia Marie M. Vivero CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND This chapter will discuss the introduction and background of the study as well as the theories of other people regarding the main topic of this research, the research problem, its hypotheses, significance, scope and limitation of the study, and the definition of important terms that will be seen on this chapter. Introduction The factors that affect the academic performance level of I and III of HRM students of LSPU-SPCC Batch 2015-2016. Is to conduct a study and find out on what is the effect of academic performance of HRM students. The extent of student’s learning academically may be determined by the grades that a student earns for a period of learning has been done. A topic like this has relevance from an educational perspective that views behavior as a significant factor to obtaining optimal education. Learning is defined as a knowledge or skill acquired through study or by being taught. Learning is reflected in the way a child responds to environmental, social, emotional and physical stimuli and understands new information...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCEA Case Of Private CollegesSyed Tahir Hijazi 1 andS.M.M. Raza Naqvi 2 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 isassociated with students’ profile consisted of his attitude towards attendance in classes, time allocation for studies, parents’ level of income, mother’s age and mother’s education. The research is based on student profile developed on the bases of information and data collected through survey from students of a group of private colleges. Public sector educational institutions are not the focus of this study. IntroductionMeasuring of academic performance of students is challenging since studentperformance is product of socio-economic, psychological and environmentalfactors. For the last 20 years, education in Pakistan is growing as a profitableindustry with prime objective of maximizing profit by delivering high qualityeducation that produces well-educated, skilled, mannered students according toneeds and requirements of the dynamically growing market. That’s why thescope of research is always there to find out what are the factors that affect theperformance of the students. There are two groups of students as generallyperceived i.e. those who improve and those who don’t improve. This study cancontribute to find out the factors, which are responsible for student’s inelasticbehavior...
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...AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Thesis Submitted to the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the DEGREE OF MASTER OF HOME SCIENCE In HUMAN DEVELOPMENT By NUTHANAP.G. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COLLEGE OF RURAL HOME SCIENCE, DHARWAD UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, DHARWAD-580005 JULY,2007 ADVISORY COMMITTEE DHARWAD JULY,2007 (GANGA YENAGI) MAJOR ADVISOR Approved by: Chairman:_______________________ (GANGA YENAGI) Members:1.______________________ (PUSHPA KHADI) 2.______________________ (SHOBHA NAGNUR) 3.______________________ (ASHALATHA K.V.) CONTENTS Sl. No. 1 2 INTRODUCTION REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1. Academic achievement 2.2. Factors influencing Academic achievement 3 METHODOLOGY 3.1. Population and the sample 3.2. Research Design 3.3. Variables used for the study 3.4. Tools used for data collection 3.5. Data collection procedure 3.6. Operational definition and terminologies 3.7. Statistical analysis 4 RESULTS 4.1. Demographic characteristics of the students and parents 4.2. Study habit of boys and girls 4.3. Self-concept of boys and girls 4.4. Socio-economic status of boys and girls 4.5. Rural/urban comparison of study habits, self-concept and socio economic status 4.6. Gender, locale and academic achievement 5 DISCUSSION 5.1. Study habits of boys and girls 5.2. Self-concept of boys and girls 5.3. Socio economic status of boys and girls 5.4. Comparison of rural/urban students on study...
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...Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Final Report November 2005 Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Jens Henrik Haahr with Thomas Kibak Nielsen, Martin Eggert Hansen and Søren Teglgaard Jakobsen www.danishtechnology.dk jens.henrik.haahr@teknologisk.dk This study was carried out on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Views expressed represent exclusively the positions of the authors and do not necessarily correspond to those of the European Commission. Contents Index 1. .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. 3. 4. Executive Summary................................................................................................. 4 1.1. Education Systems and Basic Skills................................................................. 4 1.2. Student Background Characteristics and Basic Skills.................................... 10 1.3. School Characteristics and Basic Skills ......................................................... 13 1.4. Individual Student Characteristics and Basic Skills....................................... 17 1.5. New Analysis and Data Collection Activities................................................ 19 Introduction........................................................................................
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...ABSTRACT This research work was designed to find out the effect of poverty on the academic performance of students in some selected secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. This research work consist of five chapter. Chapter one was on the background of the study. However, the significance of the study was highlighted in addition to the problem encountered by the researcher in the course of investigation. Chapter two was on the review of related literature while chapter three was on methodology, area considered under this section are population, sampling, validation and reliability of questionnaire, administration of questionnaire and method of data analysis. Chapter four was devoted to data analysis, where the researcher adopted the frequency method and percentage to analyze the data collected by means of questionnaire on the final note was chapter five which was devoted to the summary and conclusion and recommendations. TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background of the study Statement of the problem Purpose of the study Significance of the study Research questions Limitation of the study Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO Literature review CHAPTER THREE Research methodology Research design Area of study Population Sample and sampling procedure Instrument for data collection Method of data collection Method of data analysis CHAPTER FOUR Analysis of data CHAPTER FIVE Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation REFERENCES...
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...Level of and Aggressiveness of Special Science Class High School Students Exposed to Video Games Vincent Michael Baclaan Chapter 1 Introduction to the Study Chapter One, is divided into 5 parts: (1) Background and Theoretical Framework of the Study, (2) Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses, (3) Significance of the Study, (4) Definition of Terms and (5) Delimitation of the Study. Part One, Background and Theoretical Framework of the Study, presents the rationale and the reasons why the study is being conducted. Likewise, it describes the theoretical basis of the study as well as the conceptual framework. Part Two, Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses, describes the general goal of the study and the specific questions to be answered in the study with corresponding hypothesis to be tested. Part Three, Significance of the Study, enumerates the different beneficiaries and corresponding benefits that they can derived from the results of the study. Part Four, Definition of Terms, list alphabetically technical terms used in the study. These terms are defined conceptually and operationally. Part Five, Delimitation of the Study, identifies the scopes and limitations encountered during the conduct of the study. It identifies the variables, the subjects, research designs and statistically analysis procedures used in the study. Likewise, it specifies the location and time in the conduct of the study. Background and...
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