MP A R Munich Personal RePEc Archive Factors Affecting Students’ Performance Nasri Harb and Ahmed El-Shaarawi United Arab Emirates University July 2006 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13621/ MPRA Paper No. 13621, posted 26. February 2009 04:55 UTC Factors Affecting Students' Performance Nasri Harb1* Department of Economics College of Business & Economics United Arab Emirates University P.O. Box 17555 Al-Ain, UAE Tel.: 971 3 7133228 Fax: 971 3 7624384 E-mail: nasri.harb@uaeu
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Therefore, the research is a comparative, cross-cultural study. In order to achieve the purpose, 5 structured interviews were carried out that helped to construct a questionnaire. The analysis of qualitative and quantitative data shows that the cultural background has an effect on postgraduate students' travelling preferences and that there are certain differences between British and Polish travelling tendencies. The particular aspects that affect those preferences are: language, socioeconomic status
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objective of this study is to examine the study habits of undergraduate students inXavier University, looking at duration, place of study, materials used for study, and their main motivators. This study will help to establish whether undergraduate students are on par with their peers in other countries in the acquisition of intellectual skills. Conceptual Framework: Time ManagementLearning SkillsStudy Skills Statement of the Problem;What are the common factors affecting study habits among XU students
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Taxation is one of the natural powers that every sovereign state possesses. It is the one wherein the state gets its funding to enable the government to discharge its appropriate functions. Every member of the society is obliged to pay taxes in order for the state to pursue its proposed plans where the citizens will get benefit from. Through taxation, manpower needed for economic development is supplied and the gains of such undertaking are expected
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one of the major factors on the healthcare financial uptake (2). If we could find ways to stop or minimize this, then it could reduce the economic healthcare
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of curriculum, until now is curriculum 2013. I chose this topic, because of the many debates every time to discuss curriculum that affect the level or quality of education itself. Basically, the quality of education itself is not only influenced by the course curriculum, but the way teachers teach and also the effectiveness of the learning process also greatly affect the quality of education. That which will be discussed later in this article, so it is not just the curriculum that will be discussed
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Many sociologists argue that practical factors are the most important factors to affect choice of method. It is important to understand the topic or group being studied. For example, if the topic is sensitive, such as domestic violence, bullying, grades at school etc. For sensitive information, unstructured interviews would be the best research method as the researcher can build up a rapport with the participant, meaning that the participant would be more likely to open up to the researcher. For
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ethnic differences in educational achievement are primarily the result of school factors. It is important to start by recognising that it is hard to measure the education achievement in different ethnic groups, as there are other factors apart from school factors that affect the achievement in pupils from different ethnic groups. Sociologists have identified several factors that could suggest that school factors are a big part of ethnic differences in educational achievement. An example of this
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There are numerous debates in regards to developmental psychology. One of the main debates to begin with is nature vs nurture; some individuals believe that we are products of our environment while others regards us while others believe that we are products of our genetics. John Locke believes that when we are born we are a “tabula rasa” a blank slate which means that he supports the idea that we are products of our environment and also supports behaviourism. Another debate is continuity v discontinuity
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Heart Rate Experiment: A Study of the Effects of Chronic Smoking on Resting Heart Rate Student Name Grand Canyon University: Bio 202 Lab October 20, 2015 Abstract Heart rate is an important health factor affected by most factors that produce a change in the body physically. Heart rate varies among individuals according to many factors, one including whether or not an individual identifies as a chronic smoker. Smoking is the largest contributing detriment to preventable deaths. Smoking causes
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