Continued Academic Success Continuing academic success is achieved through hard work, study and dedication. It is important to remember when seeking higher education to use the resources that are provided by the associated school, library, professors, and the plethora that are available online to achieve the greatest benefit. It is to a student's advantage while in college to continually keep the goal of academic success at the forefront of their minds in order to complete a degree and achieve
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January 2010 Item A Although the educational performance of both girls and boys has improved over the past twenty years, a significant gender gap in achievement has developed. Girls now outperform boys in most subjects and at most levels of education. This is especially true of pupils at GCSE where 10% more girls than boys achieve five or more A* – C grades. Some sociologists claim that gender differences in achievement are the result of changes in wider society, such as the impact of feminist
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The Adverse Effects of Social Media on the Youth We live in a quickly evolving world, in which people are more connected than ever before. Social media has become one of the defining themes of our generation, reaching all parts of the globe and influencing many aspects of life. It has provided a platform for individuals, businesses, and news outlets alike. Whether the rise of social media has brought about more harm than good, particularly amongst the youth, has become a hot topic of debate
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The Effects of Romantic Relationships on the Academic Performance of University of the Philippines – Cebu College Students (A.Y. 2011-2012) A Research Paper Submitted to the Humanities Division University of the Philippines Cebu College Lahug, Cebu City In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Communication II Researchers: Alma Mae J. Bernales Fretzy Colonia Adviser: Ms. Crina Tanongon October 2011 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We, researchers would like to express
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IMPACT OF ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG THE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS OF AMET UNIVERSITY – AN ANALYSIS Dr.D.Rajasekar ABSTRACT The study examined the “Impact of academic stress among the management students. Stress management encompasses techniques to equip a person with effective coping mechanisms for dealing with physiological stress. Students have different expectations, goals, and values that they want to fulfill, which is only possible if the students are integrated with that of the institution. The
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intelligence and academic self-concept predict academic achievement: Evidence from a selective student population Tatiana V. Kornilova, Sergey A. Kornilov ⁎, Maria A. Chumakova Department of Psychology, Moscow State University (Lomonosov University), Mokhovaya St., 11/5, 125009, Moscow, Russian Federation a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The study examined the relationship between implicit theories, goal orientations, subjective and test estimates of intelligence, academic self-concept,
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1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will focus on the problem statement, research questions, objectives of the study, the research design and chapter summary. 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT Higher education institutions have no worth without students. Wenger (1999) stated that academic differences are the social changes that students encounter at higher education institutions. The author further mentioned that students live on their own for the first
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BACKGROUND Nutrition plays an important role in the present age of scientific investigation and discovery. Recent studies and discoveries in the field of nutrition have been considered among the greatest scientific achievements because of their far reaching effects on human progress and welfare. Credit is due to those investigators in the field of nutrition who made careful and painstaking studies which have given knowledge on how best to select, combine and prepare food to promote the health and efficiency
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extrinsic motivation 2.3 Push and pull 2.4 Self-control 2.5 Drives 2.6 Incentive theory 2.7 Escape-seeking dichotomy model 2.8 Drive-reduction theory 2.9 Cognitive dissonance theory 2.10 Content theories 2.10.1 Maslow's hierarchy of needs 2.10.2 Herzberg's two-factor theory 2.10.3 Alderfer's ERG theory 2.10.4 Self-determination theory 2.11 Temporal motivation theory
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“Behavioral effects of Facebooking of the Students of USEP-CGBE” In Partial Fulfillment of the Course in English “Writing in the Discipline” Presented to: Ms. Cherry Ann G. Pilapil-Cutad Presented by: Dayanara Basio Rose Jean Orbuda Lovely May Ando Jomel Culejara Wilson Tambara March 08, 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study One of the most trending networking sites nowadays is what they called facebook. Facebook is a social networking website intended
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