The Effects of Computer Games to the Academic Performances of the selected HSU Students Submitted by: Cabasal, Vince Alain S. G11-82 Submitted to: Prof. Ronilo Dacara Chapter 1: Background of the Study: The purpose of the this study is to know if playing computer games affect or doesn’t affect his/her performance in school, also to know that are they addict to the specific game they play to know if their english speaking had improved and to know if they gamble with the use of computer
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socio-economic status of the students. Australia is first world nation. As such, one would be forgiven to assume that equality in the education system was long realized. It comes as a surprise that Australia has one of the largest disparities in academic performance. The disparity between the best performing students and the world performing lot is among the highest in the world (Australia, 2009). Research has established that in Australia, about 42% of all the students who enroll into institutions of
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EVALUATION OF STAFF MOTIVATION, DISSATISFACTION AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING Mohammed Abubakar Mawoli Department of Business Administration Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. Niger State sabe1120@yahoo.com & Abdullahi Yusuf Babandako Department of Business Administration Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. Niger State ABSTRACT This study seeks to ascertain academic staff level of motivation, dissatisfaction and performance at work. The study employed a survey research method
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TIME MANAGEMENT AND STUDY HABITS OF GRADUATING ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO A Research Paper Presented to Prof. Jocel Siglos – CASE Faculty In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for English 201: Academic Writing, 5:30-6:30 PM By Ang, Diana Rose De Lima, Geralden Tampus, Christian Leonard March 2016 Chapter 1 The Problem and its Settings Background of the Study Time is a very important concept for everyone, especially for BSA students who
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Pampanga State Agricultural University Magalang, Pampanga A partial requirement in MAED 202 (Methods of Research) Bullying and Academic Performance of the Grade 7 students in Andres M. Luciano High School CECILIA G. TULABOT Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Management Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction In schools, bullying occurs in all areas. It can occur in nearly any part in or around the school building, thought it more often occurs in
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study. Student’s academic performance occupies a vital role in education as well as in the learning process. It is a key criterion in judging one’s total potential and capacities. It is used to pass judgment on the quality of education offered by academic institutions. In fact, it is still the most topical debate in many learning institutions that caused great concern to educators and researchers. In a more recent meta-analysis, Crede and Kuncel (2008) found that non-cognitive factors like study habit
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127-141. Retrieved from http://www.ache.org/PUBS/jhmsub.cfm This article discusses a sample study of about 2,500 employees within the US healthcare system. It specifically discusses the effect of a participative management style on various factors, with performance being one of them. This has a lot of relevance to my research topic as I am researching the claim that the author has stated in the article. The authors’ claims are supported with statistical data that was taken from the study and seems very
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but there are other variables that could have affected the results. There was no correlation found between a single parent and a student’s average GPA. There are several factors that influence a student’s school grade point average, also known as GPA. Family life, with either a single parent or married parents, could affect students in school. It’s important to look at this topic to see how kids in school are influenced by family life. This could show why some students are more or less likely to
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Background of the Study Over the years, the investigations of the factors that influence academic performance of students have attracted the interest and concern of teachers, counselors, psychologists, researchers and school administrators in Nigeria (Wiseson, 2001). This is because of the public outcries concerning the low standard of education in the country. The declining quality of education in the country and the breeding of graduates with little technical know-how have resulted
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ITS SETTING Background of the Study Attitude towards learning, studying, and test taking affects the goals, techniques and strategies that one person use to reach his goals. It also strongly affects one’s level of success in improving learning skills. When you approach a difficult subject with the right attitude, you can study more efficiently, achieve better grades and improve academic performance (Salyers, 2005) In India, particularly in Rajdhani College University, most of the students
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