Marital status and gender as predictors of undergraduate academic performance: a United Arab Emirates context Justin Thomas, Monique Raynor, Amal Al-Marzooqi Zayed University, UAE Introduction There is a considerable international body of literature exploring the predictors and determinants of undergraduate academic performance (Barrow et al., 2009; Betts & Morell, 1999; Cohn et al., 2004; Smith & Naylor, 2001). The predictor variables explored encompass a full biopsychosocial spectrum, from familial
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The Effects of Study Habits to the Academic Performance of the BSRT Students of Riverside College in the S.Y 2013-2014 CHAPTER I A. INTRODUCTION Learning is a very important personal matter and there isn’t one study habit that works for every situation. One needs to take more responsibility to acquire the desired knowledge to develop positive values, critical thinking, attitudes and skills. Effective studying skills and strategies give us opportunities to approach learning tasks systematically
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CHAPTER I Background of the Study Academic performance really means three things: this means the ability to study and remember facts, it also means being able to think in relation to facts and thirdly, it further means being able to communicate one’s knowledge verbally or practically (www.google.com). A marching band is a company of instrumental musicians performing outdoors for the purpose of entertainment and sometimes in competition. Instrumentations typically include brass, woodwinds and
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BROKEN HOMES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA * authors Henrietta Ijeoma Alika and Ogboro Samson Edosa * journal College Student Journal * published June 2012 * issn 0146-3934 * volume 46 * issue 2 * start page 256 * size 9 pages * added 10:50 PM The study investigated the relationship between broken homes and academic achievement of students. Three research hypotheses were
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THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS OF DMMMSU- MLUC LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS S.Y. 2011-2012 Noemi Mangaoang-Boado noemi2569@yahoo.com Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Mid La Union Campus San Fernando City, 2500 La Union, Philippines ABSTRACT This study focused on the investigation on the predictors of the academic performance in Physics of Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Mid La Union Campus (DMMMSU-MLUC) Laboratory High School Fourth Year Students for
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The Effect of Poverty to the Academic Performance of Third year Students of Bachelor of Science in Office Administration In Bacolod City College. Group No.7 (BSOA 3A) BASIC REASERCH Leader: Jamandre Ansel Angelo Members: Recabo Jovil Relota Rhea Joy Esporsado Rosalie Mae The Effect of Poverty to the Academic Performance Of Third year Students of Bachelor of Science in Office Administration In Bacolod City College. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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relationship between self-efficacy and academic success Cheng Zhang PSY 301 LAB Jason Wallin 23/10/2013 Literature Review: Investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and academic success During the past decades, the importance of self-efficacy has been receiving much attention from many scholars from a variety of research fields such as psychology and education. Scholars want to find the relationship of self-efficacy and the outcome of academic performance. According to the self-efficacy theory
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compare to those who have not developed their good study habits. A student who does not have good study habits may not perform well in class recitation, quizzes, and activities. This could happen because he may come to school unprepared. Good study habits are the tool to success. (Losare 2007) “Sound study skills and habits are crucial to academic success. Intelligence alone cannot do the job (although it certainly helps). Good academic skills do not develop overnight. They are acquired gradually, so
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Chapter II Review of Related Literatures and Studies This chapter reviews recent facts taken from various reading materials that support our study on the academic performances of students in relation to their study habits. Related Literature In Dorothy E. Jhonson’s Behavioral System Model, she stated that a behavioral system encompasses the patterned, repetitive, and purposeful ways of behaving. These ways of behaving form an organized and integrated functional unit that determines and limits
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the aims of academic study and how can they be achieved? Academic study is commonly considered to play the most important part in one's education. Different views such as the aims to undertake an academic study and factors that affect the performance lead to the origin of such importance of academic study. Students' performance in academic study to ensure having a career or to enjoy learning can be improved and achieved by several factors in a school, college or university. Academic study trains
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