The board exams and stress seem to go hand in hand for the vast majority of students who undertake this sort of coming of age ritual across India each year. Lost appetites, under-confidence, nervousness, anxiety and even depression are no strangers to the youngsters who are conditioned to look upon these exams as the be-all and end-all of academic achievements in school. Not a year goes by without the media reporting a number of suicides and suicidal attempts by children as young as 14 to 17 due
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mean that a person's weight is greater than what's considered healthy for his or her height. Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you burn off. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person. Factors that might affect your weight include your genetic makeup, environment, television, and not being physically active. Being obese increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers. These diseases can be deadly and if something
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Vol. 2 No. 1 January 2013 The Effects of Social Networking Sites on the Academic Performance of Students in College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Oman. Saba Mehmood Faculty, Department of Communication Studies, Nizwa College of Applied Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education, P.O.Box: 699 --Nizwa PC: 611, Sultanate of Oman. Tarang Taswir Faculty, Depsartment of Communication Studies, Nizwa College of Applied Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education, P.O.Box: 699 --Nizwa PC: 611, Sultanate
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Broken Families CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION In the Philippines, Family is defined as the small unit of society where students got their first learning about the world before they engage themselves in the real scenarios of life. It is believed that parents are the first advisers of their kids who will teach them everything about all aspects of life including education. Filipinos nurture the value of family and their importance to one’s life. Filipinos are well-known of having close family ties that
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY This study will be used to many people who may want to know the factors that could make or mark student’s academic performance. Therefore, the study is significant in this regard. * It attempts to combine study skills with study habit and how they both affect academic performance of students. * It will provide valuable information about the effects of poor study habit on the academic performance of students. * It will serve as resource materials for others
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Introduction Modifiable factors like sedentary lifestyles and physical inactivity are to blame for the high rates of childhood obesity. Adding to this, other non-modifiable factors which occur in conjunction with the modifiable factors contribute to childhood obesity. This paper will analyze these two factors, with specific emphasis on the modifiable factors, and the appropriate prevention strategies that can be employed to reduce its prevalence
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ehow.com *www.palgrave.com Results and data analysis FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDYING : Sometimes, no matter how much you’ve worked to create a study habit and stay focused, other factors creep in. Sometimes they’re not even something you can control—but when you’re aware of the things that can slip you up while you’re charging ahead through your nursing administration degree, you’re much more likely to succeed. Here are 5 factors that can affect your studying: 1.Weather- Seriously. You can’t control
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03, 2012 Published: May 10, 2012 A Survey of Students Study Habits in Selected Secondary Schools: Implication for Counselling G.I. Osa-Edoh, and A.N.G. Alutu Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria Abstract: This study examined the usefulness of Imbibing in the students study habit as a means of enhancing their academic performance. The study tried to delve into the fallen standard of education
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Airline Brand Loyalty: A case study involving the three airlines, - SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Tourist Studies at UiT The Arctic University of Norway by Basant Raj Shrestha Course code: RMG40 Candidate no. 3 Student no. 420456 October 2014 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are several people, without whom this Master thesis would never have been started, let alone finished and who deserve to
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lose weight, you felt stressed, or you just want to be cool? There are many reasons why you should not-start smoking and why you should stop smoking now. II. Backgroud of the study Smoking is an adaptive behaviour which in most cases acquired when an individual is aware of the effects the associated with the habit. A large number of smokers know both the long and short term, smoking is the major cause of cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, emphysema, and also premature aging. ‘‘Cigarette
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