irrational delay, pathological decision making, meta-analysis Procrastination is extremely prevalent. Although virtually all of us have at least dallied with dallying, some have made it a way of life. Estimates indicate that 80%–95% of college students engage in procrastination (Ellis & Knaus, 1977; O’Brien, 2002), approximately 75% consider themselves procrastinators (Potts, 1987), and almost 50% procrastinate consistently and problematically (Day, Mensink, & O’Sullivan, 2000; Haycock, 1993; Micek
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The Gender Achievement Gap Rena Godfrey Capella University ED5540 Strategies for Eliminating the Achievement Gap Quarter & Year: Fall 2013 Email: godfreyrena@gmail.com Instructor: Marge Zuba, Ed.D. Gender Achievement Gap One of the most interesting and actively debated areas in educational research concerns the gender-based achievement gaps in math and science. Despite research efforts and statistical data backing up the notion that girls are falling behind in math and
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON STUDY HABIT TOWARDS EXAMINATION TEST RESULTS AMONG THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: BASIS FOR STUDY SKILLS INTERVENTION A Thesis Presented to the Faculty St. Michael’s College Basic Education Department Iligan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Secondary Education S.Y. 2013-2014 Presented By Usman, Shameka D. Viejo, Keith Reneir L. Villadores, Joseph Bryan D. Yano, Ina Chriza A. Ybanez, Melca
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online population and access is through a variety of means such as computers, TV and mobile phones. The developments in the use of the electronic media have influenced all walks of life. Education is no exception to this. The use of computers and the internet for enhancing the quality of education by making learning more relevant to life has been seen as an ideal by educational institutions. The citizens of tomorrow who are our students now are going to live in the age of the electronic media. How
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Review of Educational Research http://rer.aera.net Understanding Technology Adoption: Theory and Future Directions for Informal Learning Evan T. Straub REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 2009 79: 625 DOI: 10.3102/0034654308325896 The online version of this article can be found at: http://rer.sagepub.com/content/79/2/625 Published on behalf of American Educational Research Association and http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Review of Educational Research
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However, although these challenges have continued to prevail, libraries working under collaborative initiatives like the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) have registered tremendous success. This thesis reports the findings of a thorough study to establish the factors that have led to the success of CARLI and how such success factors can be applied in libraries of developing countries like Uganda. Emphasis is placed on the establishment of CARLI leadership, the sharing
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deprivation impairs learning and memory. 5 Sleep deprivation impairs academic success and neurobehavioral functioning. 5 Sleep deprivation impairs emotional regulation. 5 Sleep deprivation impairs health. 5 Sleep deprivation impairs adolescents’ driving ability. 6 Sleep Behaviour Across Development 6 New-borns and Infants (0 to 12 months) 7 Developmental changes in sleep. 7 Behavioural and psychological factors affecting sleep behaviour. 7 Early Childhood (12 Months to 6 Years of
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Table 2 Likert five point- scale Unit weight Equivalent weight points Verbal Interpretation 5 4.50-5.0 Strongly Agree 4 3.50-4.49 Agree 3 2.50-3.49 Minimally Agree 2 1.50-2.49 Disagree 1 1.0-1.49 Strongly Disagree Study Habits of CS 1 Students: What do they do outside the classroom? Donald Chinn Institute of Technology University of Washington, Tacoma Tacoma, WA, USA 98402 dchinn@u.washington.edu Judy Sheard Faculty of Information Technology Monash University Victoria
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Methodology 9 Organization of the study 9 Literature Review 10 Introduction 10 References 14 Chapter one Introduction to the Study Ethical and social issues in information system is a combination of the benefits and disadvantages of using computer and computer related devices, social networks versus our ethics
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fair evaluator, an adept manager, a strict disciplinarian, a healing therapist and a skillful team leader. Teachers provide more than just content to students; they are sometimes regarded as family to many students. Thus, a teacher should possess certain requisite qualities expected of him. This will help the teachers elicit the best from his students and enjoy a rewarding career too. In the following lines, we have mentioned a few characteristics of good teacher istypical. Teacher is a person who
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