science is a significant predictor of pupils’ science achievement as well as their attitude. In this present paper, students find the discipline within science boring and hard. It is hypothesized that the role of the educator will have a greater effect on the student than the students past learning experiences. Also, Chidolue (1986) stated teachers’ attitudes towards Biology teaching is one of the major contributors towards explaining the variance in students’ cognitive achievement. While Odubunmi
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The Effects of Academic Clustering and Anxiety on College Athletes Performance Corey Darnell Rolling Northern Illinois University The Effects of Academic Clustering and Anxiety on College Athletes Performance Significance of Problem In the past 30 years, college athletics has grown into a big business. With sponsorships from top tier athletic brands and broadcasting deals with major television station such as American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television station. The ability to
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A. Sampling Design The study used purposive sampling design, which is a form of non-probability sampling (Polit & Hunglar, 1999). Freshmen engineering students who are enrolled during school year 2010 – 2011 at Cavite State University which is comprised 0.5 percent of the total population will be the sample size of the study. The sample population is 50 taken from approximately 1000 engineering students of Cavite State University. B. Data Gathering The answering of the questionnaire
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“The Effects of Nature and Nurture in Middle Childhood” Middle Childhood is the name given for the age division from 6 to 11 years of a child’s life. They are also known as the “school years.” During this time a child’s health, education, and emotional well being are all undergoing changes. Though not as drastic as the changes they will soon face in adolescence, they are steady, and the impact that nature and nurture will have on these aspects reach far and wide across the many developments
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development while students' academic performance has the real impact on their professional career development. There are many factors which can directly affect students' academic performance. However, after extensive reviews of the past literatures, the researchers argued that time management and external motivation have relatively higher influences on students' academic performance. The quantitative questionnaire survey method was employed for this study. The findings of the study indicated that there
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PRESSURE AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE CRIMINOLOGY STUDENT OF NATIONAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE” THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION What is peer pressure? How does peer pressure affect on the school performance of the criminology student? There are such several factors that affect in their school performance. There are some programs on how to control and manage peer pressure. People grow older; people may be faced with some challenge
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The Effect of Social Networking Sites on Students' Academic Performance in Girne American University, North Cyprus By NAPOLEON, EGEDEGBE Abstract: Social network is a platform for people share their ideals, to meet new friends and to reconnect with old friends. Social networking sites offer people new and varied ways to communicate via the internet, whether through their PC or their mobile phone. Examples include MySpace, Facebook, Skype etec. They allow people to easily and simply create
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THE Effects of THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4P’S) on the economic status OF THE THIRTY (30) BENEFICIARIES OF BARANGAY LATI, BALINDONG, LANAO DEL SUR CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM A. Rationale Poverty has been a problem in the Philippines since time immemorial. Unfortunately, the number of Filipinos suffering from the aforementioned social problem is increasing every year. This is in spite of the poverty alleviation interventions being implemented by the government and
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computer has led to groundbreaking outcome which completely revolutionized the society. One display of these fast growing advancements to society is computer gaming. Teenagers who are playing these computer games said that they are playing these games just for fun, to keep away from the heat of the sun, without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing these games that are more than what they think. In 2006, Luke Ahearn stated that “Game
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. UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY College of Business Administration Foundations of Management – 10047 - 01 MBA 5140 – 01 3.0 Credit Hours Fall Term I 2014-2015 Prerequisite : Completion of the MBA Core Meeting Day, Time and Place: Mondays from 6:40- 9:10 PM Room C & F 228 Day One = August 25, 2014 Instructor Information : Instructor: Dr. Thomas Mawhinney, Ph.D. Office: C & F Room 217 Office Hours: Class meeting days 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. & by appointment at other times Phone (text enabled cell): 313
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