being measured by the wrong scale, those evaluations are apt to be in error. One of the main reasons that students' standardized test scores continue to be the most important factor in evaluating a school is deceptively simple. Most educators do not really understand why a standardized test provides a misleading estimate of a school staff's effectiveness, as well as education quality for students. Standardized test are not effective measurements of a student’s knowledge, they create negative impacts
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Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is the main key component for a student to success in college. Everyone has difference personal responsibility of becoming a successful student in education. As a college student, it is his responsibility to acquire self-knowledge, improve personal quality, and maintain good attitude. It is also important to have the commitment and motivation to finish college. Another key to responsibility is time management because a person has to make a schedule
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Abstract The present research study was design to investigate the factors affecting academic performance of graduate students of Islamia University of Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan Campus. The variables under consideration were the academic performance (student’s grades/marks) as a dependent variable and the gender, age, faculty of study, schooling, father/guardian social economic status, and residential area, medium of schooling; tuition trend, daily study hours and accommodation trend were independent
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Title A Study on the Effect of Chewing Gum on Students’ Working Memory II. Objectives of the Study The study aims to characterize the relationship between chewing of gum and the working memory of students from the College of Engineering. Specifically, the study aims to discern whether chewing gum positively affects working memory capacity whether through visual digits, shapes, or simple math. By determining the results, the study also aims to inform students of a useful tool
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Presented in this chapter is foreign and local literature and studies which are relevant to the present undertaking. Literature and studies cited enables the researcher to have a better understanding and a wider perspective of this investigation. Adversity Quotient (AQ) and its nature Resilience refers to the ability to cope or to give a successful response to high risk or adversity as measured by the four CO2RE scales of the adversity
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tied to our socioeconomic resources. Within Metropolitan areas of large cities, residential segregation is quite prominent and with residential segregation, lies a divide in socioeconomic status and the overall average income for those areas. Many studies have been conducted to observe the interplay and effects of this socioeconomic divide between races and collect data on the consequences and patterns in terms of schooling, employment, community resources, crime rates, single parenthood, and health
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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HOSPITALITY STUDENTS OF CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- SILANG CAMPUS Mark Anthony S. Gato Janna Gold D. Lagura An undergraduate research proposal submitted to the Faculty of Cavite State University- Silang Campus in Partial fulfilment of the requirements for graduation for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management. To be prepared under the supervision of Mr. Rizalito
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THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS’ LIFESTYLE AND STUDY HABITS Abstract This research study aimed to determine and identify all the possible positive and negative effects of using computer technology to the lifestyle and study habits of college students, particularlyfreshmen students in the nursing and information technology departments in Saint Mary’s University. Specifically, this study determined the different negative factors that affect a student’s level of competency in terms
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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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Horizons in Education Student Level Factors Influencing Performance and Study Progress Liv Susanne Bugge [1], Gerd Wıkan[2] Volume 3, Issue 2 [1] Department of Social Sciences Faculty of Education and Natural Sciences Hedmark University College, Norway liv.bugge@hihm.no [2] Department of Social Sciences Faculty of Education and Natural Sciences Hedmark University College, Norway Gerd.wikan@hihm.no ABSTRACT A large proportion of Norwegian youths are students in higher education
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