attain such individuals of different status, socio-economic class, are sent to school to pursue his/her education. In the Philippine education system, extra or co-curricular activities are implemented to enhance or improve the learning of students not only on the academic field but also on the co-curricular one. Co- curricular activities include student leadership, campus journalism and campus athletics. These are considered as responsibilities that students involved must take and seriously consider
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academicjournals.org/ijpc/abstracts. Abstract This study examined the impact of home type on involvement of in-school adolescents in premarital sex in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey research design. Three hundred and sixty-eight students from four secondary schools were randomly selected, 128 or 47.8% were males and 148 or 53% were females. Their ages range from 16-19years with the mean of 18.24years. Only 186 or 69% have had sexual intercourse and 94 of them had only one sex partner
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states bring students up to the "proficient" level on state tests and individual schools have to meet state “adequate yearly progress.” This mandate targets not only all “typical” students, but students from all demographics. With this factor of accountability, as well as school success, many researchers have studied the gap in educational achievement and how these gaps can be lessened. The most noted gaps in academic success include the areas of gender, socioeconomic status, race, students with disabilities
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Urdaneta City University S.Y. 2014-2015 Student Experiences with Information Technology and their Relationship to Other Aspects of Student Engagement RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED BY: EDISON G. MILLET MR. RYAN JASON DELOS REYES WRITING IN DISCIPLINE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION In education, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught
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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
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socioeconomic status on academic performance in Missouri public schools ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2009 Dissertation Author: Brent M Blevins Abstract: Understanding the effects of socioeconomic status on academic performance is important in determining effective and valid testing for all Missouri students. Determining the correlation between these two variables is important for all educators to understand, so that all students can achieve to their academic potential. Finding the correlation
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Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology BONGABONG CAMPUS Labasan, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro CORRELATES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE IN THE DISTRICT OF BANSUD SY 2010 – 2011 (Thesis Proposal) In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in Research 200 Presented to: EDNA G. PIOL, Ed. D. (Professor) Presented by: REA E. FAJARDOSA MA ED – Biological Science March 12, 2011 Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The
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2008). However, Teenagers’ dropping out of high school before completion has been a challenge for educators, parents, and employers for at least 30 years [Blue & Cook (2004); citing Haycock & Huang]. For many public school students’ particularly male students from low-income or ethnic minority families graduating from high school has remained problematic, even as the nation’s general educational level has increased [Blue & Cook (2004); citing Dillow]. According to 2000 current population
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TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A PILOT STUDY OF GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS LESSONS IN GAUTENG PROVINCE A REPORT PREPARED BY THE HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL (HSRC) WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A CONSORTIUM OF SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AND JET Education Services) 24 APRIL 2008 Table of Contents Research Team, ii List of Tables, iii List of Boxes, iii List of Figures, iv List of Abbreviations, v Note on Terminology, vi INTRODUCTION, 1
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Correlates of High School Students Performance in Science Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The world today is experiencing a rapid change in almost all fields of endeavor. Science has brought many changes in people’s lifestyle. It’s difficult if not impossible to live today and not experience the results of science investigations. Everyday occurrences such as hearing the weather forecast, watching television, talking on the telephone, and flying through the air are made possible
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