STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS INFLUENCED BY THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND OTHER ONLINE ACTIVITIES Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study In this age of globalization, the advent of internet is something that has shaken almost all spheres of personal, social and professional human life. Wikipedia.org, 2012 cited that with the rapid growth of people who use or have access to the Internet, millions of people can stay connected together using the web provision called Social
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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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NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN HEKASI, GRADE SIX PUPILS, BONKOKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT MEASURES GRADUATE SCHOOL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES October 2015 NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN HEKASI, GRADE SIX PUPILS, BONKOKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT MEASURES
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Obesity is the accumulation of adipose tissues inside the body with the Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 30kg/m2. While people with the BMI between 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 are characterized as overweight (WHO, 2016). According to WHO, over the past 30 years mean the three decades, obesity occurrences have doubled up with the total amount of 1.4 billion people are overweight and 500 million obese worldwide (Bank of America Merril Lynch, 2012). With an estimation, the
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Chapter IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA This chapter presents the data gathered with the use of self-formulated questionnaire from the pupils of San Isidro Elementary School and Olongtao Ibaba Elementary School. Data are presented in a tabular form for immediate analysis and interpretation. Table A: Distribution of Respondents as to Gender; Grade level and section (San Isidro Elementary School) Gender Grade level and Section Total one two three Four five six 1 2
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TAKING QUALIFYING EXAMINATION TO THIRD YEAR ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Examination is one of the best ways to prove whether a student, or anyone who undergoes learning, learned something from what they have studied. Exam results can show in which lesson the students were not able to fully understand and what they were able to. But does this result help the student improve in their studies, and how those this results affect them, especially if
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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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& STUDIES The review of related literature for this study focuses on the factors affecting the study habits of high school students. The review focuses on identifying different factors that affect or cause changes in a student’s study habits. The chapter begins with a definition of study habits, followed by the significance, factors that affect study habits – student’s attitude, teachers, parents, etc. – and ways on how to improve one’s study habit. The research outcomes germane to study habits
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, April 10, 2011 A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AS DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TEACHER – TRAINEE A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AS DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TEACHER – TRAINEE Dr. Khushvinder Kumar, Principal, B.C.M. College of Education, Ludhiana, Punjab, India E-mail address: drkhush01@gmail.com Ramanjeet Kaur, D.A.V. Public School, Ludhiana, Punjab, India e-mail address:
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THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER AND ONLINE GAMES IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS OF SOUTHHILL MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC. A Research Paper Presented to Southhill Montessori School, Inc. Laguerta, Calamba City, Laguna In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in Advance English IV by: Cantre, William Joseph C. Lumbres, Rhea M. Melanio, Lawrence T. March 2015 APPROVAL SHEET In Partial fulfilment of the requirements in Advance English, this thesis entitled The Effect
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