Language, Culture and Attitude: Barriers to Students’ Academic Achievement HEIDI P. BANUELOS ORCID No. 0000-0001-8169-7732 umheidi.banuelos@gmail.com University of Mindanao Davao City, Philippines ANA HELENA R. LOVITOS ORCID No. 0000-0002-4624-2553 lovitos.phd@gmail.com University of Mindanao Davao City, Philippines ABSTRACT Barriers to students’ academic achievement have gained importance in educational research. The primary goal of this study was to determine the level of barriers to effective
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ACE Architecture Its Place in Education By Bear Matthews “We shape our buildings and afterwards, they shape us.” - Winston Churchill Is it possible to design a classroom that measurably improves academic performance? With the emergence of evidence-based design this is indeed possible. Evidence-based design is the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes. Evidence-based design first emerged in the design
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rejection can be performed by either an individual or group of people, and it can be active or passive in nature. Since 1990’s, when a whole slew of school shooting began to occur across the United States, there have been numerous studies, centred around social rejection. These studies have shown that this type of rejection can lead to variety of negative psychological effects on the sufferer, including aggression and withdrawal. Humans are social creatures, by nature, and rejection is always emotionally
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procedures such as mean, median, frequency and other statistical procedures. According to Kotler et al “Marketing research is a process that identifies and defines marketing opportunities and problems, monitors and evaluates marketing actions and performance, and communicates the findings and implications to managements.” This means that marketing research is the collection, evaluation and recording of information related to customer needs. Building relationship with clients and customers requires
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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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First Semester Academic Year 2014-2015 Job Opportunities for Internal Auditing Graduates AIA0807/Group 3 Abstract Internal auditing helps the organization to achieve its future goals by improving the business process of the organizations. The purpose of this study is to determine the job opportunities of Internal Auditing graduates. This study used the descriptive method of research and used non-probability sampling technique specifically stratified random sampling. This study revealed that
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INTRODUCTION Background to the study ICT (information and communication technologies) in education lives a life at the crossroads between evidence based policymaking, learning and the fast-changing world of technology. Key stakeholders (politicians, parents, teachers, school leaders) demand evidence of the impact of ICT derived from research, monitoring and evaluation (Friedrich and Francesc, 2009). The challenge for policymakers is (in collaboration with the research community and the educational
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RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL A. Research Proposal Student Name: HOANG THI LUYEN Student ID: 1427723 Working Title/Provisional Topic Title: Sustainable supply chain management in recycling industry: A case study of Lavergne Group in Canada. 1. Aims/objectives/Research Questions: 1.1. Research aims The aim of this study is to evaluate the problems associated with securing a reliable and cost effective sustainable supply chain in the recycling industry and elements of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM)
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CHAPTER I Introduction to the Study This chapter has eight parts: (1) Background of the Study, (2) Statement of the Problem, (3) Hypotheses, (4) Theoretical Framework, (5) Conceptual Framework, (6) Significance of the Study, (7) Scope and Limitations of the Study, and (8) Definitions of Terms. Background of the Study A laudable goal of elementary education is one that embraces pupils learning and helps prepare those pupils for a very competitive global society. In light of this one can argue
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This is because of poor teacher performances, according to Guggenhein. In other countries, for example, Finland, all teachers have their master’s degree. They are selected top three percent of their class. They are considered elite in terms of profession. The Finnish system works because they have built a school system that has overtime strengthened education equity and their national curriculum insists that school focus on the whole child rather than narrow academic achievement. The smaller
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