smarter and achieving success in school. Paivio (2000) noted that habits of study, which are formed in school have greater significance and students must realize the need to acquire these effective study habits. Effective studying will help students to prepare schoolwork in less time and achieve greater degree of mastery of the lesson. Students who study effectively and efficiently utilize methods of learning which aid in the acquisition, retention, application of knowledge, facts and information
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cause many health issues and academic performance can be poor as a result of that. It is very important to take some kind of action in order to reduce stress. For example, several yogic case studies demonstrated that there is an improvement in academic performance and alertness when practicing yoga exercises. “Effect of Yoga on Academic Performance in Relation to Stress” study by Amit Kauts and Neelam Sharma concentrated on the effect of yoga on academic performance in relation to stress. The study
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college students’ academic performance and study habits are related (Tope, 2011). However, most colleges and universities indicate that most student are not achieving well as expected (Disney, 2003). One cited reason is their lack of developed learning strategies or study habits. Hence, these students are affected emotionally and may not be interested in learning more due to pressures created by inefficient learning styles and habits. Study habits are actions or manners that enable students to learn
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ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AND STUDY SKILLS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, CENTRAL MINDANO UNIVERSITY PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE Danica Faye M. Quinco Bachelor of Arts in Psychology September 2013 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Motivation is the force that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes us to take action, whether
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undergraduate academic performance”, averred that social media have negative impact on students. According to the result, the more students use Facebook, the more it affects their academic performance. Oye, (2012) notes that most of the younger students use social networking sites mainly for socializing activities, rather than for academic purpose. Oye (2012) further observed that most of the students do feel that social networking sites have more positive impact on their academic performance. In another
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The Social And Academic Implications Of Drug Abuse Among Undergraduates: A Case Study Of The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Nigeria. Citation: Kobiowu, S.V. (2006) The Social And Academic Implications Of Drug Abuse Amonst Undergraduates: A Case Study of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 11 (1), 61-68 [pic] Abstract The researcher investigated the incidence of drug misuse among
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Effects of Student Employment on Student Academic Success Attending in colleges or university, students should consider learning new experience for their future careers from academic and non-academic. If you want to perform well at anything you need to have enough time to work on it and when you do more than one thing at the same time you need to keep balance or maintain your time. These students maintain their time tent to preform good in college. According to the research a full time student who
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In Nigeria, there are so many factors influencing the ability of students to cultivate effective and efficient study habit. (Ozmer 2005) emphasized the importance of environmental influence as a major factor in the development of students studying habit and academic performance. .NCAA Division I athletic programs are usually the largest and best funded. Many of the student-athletes receive full or partial scholarships. NCAA Division I programs also have high regional, and often high national, visibility
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Sleeping Patterns and Academics: How Does This Affect College Students? Introduction College students' sleeping schedules have changed as they entered their college years of life. Sleep is very important to every student and without it they might not perform well academically. The amount of sleep is not the only important factor but the quality of sleep as well. This research will address the sleeping patterns of college students and how it affects their performance in their academics. Literature Review
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7, 107 islands with total area of 300, 00 square kilometer. It has a current population of nearly 88 million people, 75% of which belong to 8 major ethnic groups and the remaining 25% are divided among different minor ethnic groups and indigenous tribes. The country has more than 110 ethnic tribes and cultural communities whose cultures and traditions are in varying states of extinction. These
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