questionnaire containing various descriptions of school-related characteristic which have been found to adversely affect pupils academic performance was administered on 809 teachers and 1012 students of secondary schools from ten randomly selected states in Nigeria. The respondents ranked the characteristics in terms of their degree of effect on pupil academic performance. The result showed that lack of resource materials for teaching, instructional strategies, teacher shortages and teachers’ attitude
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solutions to address their information needs in this modern era of knowledge explosion. In the Philippines, the government anticipated the importance of Information Technology (IT) as early as the Ramos administration. Ramos in his speech at the First Information Technology and Telecommunications Education Congress outlined the National Information Technology Plan (NITP) of the government. He stressed that IT must be applied to the education sector as a means for national strengthening.2 In
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the right to an education that develops their personality, talents, mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential. On the contrary to this right, the UN (United Nations) convention estimated that 1.3 million American and also Nigerian students drop out of school. The problem of high school dropout has generated increased interest among researchers, policy makers and educators in recent years. “Dropout” may refer to dropping out of school or one who quits from school (Wikipedia, The Free
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and could help the students boost their performance. And having a good facility appear to be an important requirement for student learning, provided that the other conditions are present that support a strong academic program in the school. Also, they ensure the safety of the students by constructing their buildings to satisfy high-level earthquake resistance standards. The buildings are designed to minimize structural damage in the event of an earthquake. So that, the students will not be worried
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Kelly, M. L. & Stokes, T. F. (1982). Contingency Contracting With Disadvantaged Youths: Improving Classroom Performance, (3), 447-454 Classroom behavior management can be one of the most difficult issues teachers face today. With the variance of personalities in one classroom, it may be difficult for a teacher to stay actively in control of the ever-changing environment. The main question is, how do the new and upcoming educators of the world change the issue of behavior management in our
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public schools have failed to produce literate students as they do not meet the stipulated standards with many of them drop out of school. The schools are in a crisis and need urgent help to solve the problem. Nevertheless, private schools are associated with good performance and high academic standards and produce qualified and literate students. The private schools are a model that needs to be emulated by public schools to improve their performance. Public schools need to make use of use private
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THEORY-BASED PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY Charl D Cilliers and Edwin C de Klerk University of Stellenbosch Tertiary institutions internationally are faced with the question of how to determine prospective students' real academic potential. This is particularly true for South African institutions where many students had inferior (poor and inadequate) schooling.Furthermore, conventional measures of abilities and achievement are orientated primarily toward
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positive and negative factors surrounding the concerns of school dress codes being enforced. Some opponents against school dress codes include, students, parents and faculty members, which argue certain factors that enforcing the dress code is, a violation of students rights, of freedom of expression, second, it can put a financial burden on students families who live below the poverty line, third, some claim it is just a temporary relief to school violence, fourth it adds an additional tax on
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Time Management & Student Academic Performance By Tonya Cunningham, eHow Contributor * * * Share * * Print this article Academic performance increases when time management skills are well-handled. Time management is a skill that directly impacts your academic performance. Effective time management strategies make studying and schoolwork less overwhelming and more enjoyable. Academic stress occurs when students feel the pressure of cramming for exams, rushing
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socioeconomic status on academic performance in Missouri public schools ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2009 Dissertation Author: Brent M Blevins Abstract: Understanding the effects of socioeconomic status on academic performance is important in determining effective and valid testing for all Missouri students. Determining the correlation between these two variables is important for all educators to understand, so that all students can achieve to their academic potential. Finding the correlation
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