CHAPTER 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies Introduction his chapter included relevant sources of information from foreign literature, local literature, foreign studies and local studies which tackle the existing activities that promote good study habits. Local Literature According to Muega (2003), students need to acquire reasoning skills that would enable them to think critically and to make the right decisions claims on issues. Reasoning entails presentation of arguments
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Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. Volume 7, Number 2. July 2010 34 Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Performance: A case study in Agartala Municipal Council Area Amitava Raychaudhuri*, Manojit Debnath**, Saswata Sen*** and Braja Gopal Majumder**** Abstract: Number of empirical studies has been done to determine the factors affecting school students’ performance in the elementary level. The basic objective of the present study is that students’ performance in annual examination is associated
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Factors Affecting Student Academic Success in Gateway Courses at Northern Arizona University Russell Benford Julie Gess-Newsome Center for Science Teaching and Learning Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5697 May 24, 2006 Factors Affecting Student Academic Success in Gateway Courses at Northern Arizona University Table of Contents Section Abstract Introduction Predictors of Student Achievement in Introductory Business, Mathematics, and Science Courses Predictors of Student
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many as 18% of young people can be considered obese which puts them at risk for any number of health problems. Diabetes, joint and bone problems, and heart disease or stroke are just some of the health problems affecting the nation’s young people. “70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease” (CDC, 2013, Health Effects of Childhood Obesity).
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RESEARCH PROJECT “What is the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online from the consumers’ perpectives” Report from: Ta Duc Tam Report to: Stella Kalfa 9 June, 2014 INTRODUCTION * Brief of the study For several centuries ago, traditional shopping which means that consumers go directly to the shop, then choose and buy goods, at last come back home with them is a dominant method in trade industry. Nowadays, the development of e-commerce is pushing the popularity of online
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Cambridge Dictionary, is the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring. Although many dawdle due to psychological factors, more people, especially students, now find themselves being drawn to ongoing distractions from advancing technology and easy access to social media platforms that are affecting GPAs, sleep patterns, and general health. Technology was initially
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AN ENORMOUS TRUTH: OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES The research will provide useful information that will determine if the fast food industry is responsible for obesity, which is a rapidly growing public health issue in United States. Prepared for Professor Eugene Fregetto, Marketing 452 Research completed by Team 7: Sara Garcia – (708) 770.8682 Garcia.sara59@gmail.com Jessica Gardeck – (847) 363.3389 jgarde4@uic.edu Lisa Elizabeta Komolova – (630) 857.8129 lisakomolova@gmail.com Krunali
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one’s charming appearance, healthy build up, pleasing behaviour patterns, good character, fine temperament (blend of nature, character, spirit, outlook etc), and so on. Hence a complete description of an individual’s personality would include many factors like intellectual abilities, motives acquired in the process of growing up, emotional reactivity, attitudes, beliefs, and moral values. In a nutshell, personality is the combination of physical and mental qualities, ideas, aspirations, ambitions
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livestock causes extinction and habit loss for other animals. The one green planet states that the Unites States cattle grazing onto public lands impacts fourteen percent of threatened or endangered animals and thirty percent or threatened or endangered plants. This is because intensive farming takes away the nutrients that are found in
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individual cannot stay for prolonged periods of time without relying on the psychoactive substance that they are addicted to. An addiction may also include habits or behavior patterns that with time become ingrained in our day to day lives and which an individual eventually finds out that they cannot live without indulging in their particular habit or behavior. Though the involvement in the activity or substance is initially a means to seek bliss and enjoyment, after a while, the individual will need
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