CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Technology... is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other.” Carrie P. Snow With remarkable technological advancements in third world countries like the Philippines, modern electronic gadgets play a vital role in everyone’s lives. Virtually every day, we find ourselves in situations that require us to use gadgets and devices to boost up performance in tasks we ought to do. Because of the advent of modern technology
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Review Sheets HUM/114 Chapter One Developing Your Thinking * What is Thinking? `It is a searching for answers, a reaching for meaning Thinking-is any mental activity that helps formulate or solve a problem, make a decision, or fulfill a desire to understand Careful observation includes: * Remembering * Wondering * Imagining * Interpreting * Evaluating * Judging * Importance of Thinking Successful problem solving and issue analysis require
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Business Communication Test Review 1 Chapter 1 * Social intelligence is best defined as the ability to: quickly assess the emotions of those around and adapt ones words, tones, and gestures accordingly. * Computational thinking: the ability “to interact with data, see patterns in data, make data-based decisions, and use data to design for desired outcomes.” * Visual literacy: the ability to create and interpret graphics. * Analytical literacy (interpretive skills): the ability to
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Poor College Study Habits 10 Common Study Skills Mistakes that Students Make 1. Poor Attendance. This may be the most common student mistake-- and the most unavoidable. If you want to succeed in college, you need to be in class all or most of the time. There's no way around that. 2. Poor Notetaking Skills. Unfortunately, many students come to college without having mastered this critical skill. To succeed in school, you need to learn how to listen actively and take accurate, thorough lecture
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Chapter 1 The Problem A. Introduction “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles Vanish. Motivation is what gets you Started; Habit is what keeps you going". - John Quincy Adams What is Academic Performance? Academic Performance refers on how student deal with their studies, it is on how they do the entire task that they assign to. Base on how they will cope up or communicate in their studies. So what it means to become a
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Statement of the Problem This study was conducted to find out what are the impacts of social media to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College. Particularly, this study aims to answer the following questions: 1. What are the profiles of the respondents in terms of? 1. Age? 2. Gender? 3. Socio-economic status 4. Educational Background 2. What are the reasons why the selected high school students
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Chapter 1 The problem and its problem Introduction It’s know that all of us living in technology era. The computer became irreplaceable tool in every life of almost each person. The adult users generally use it for business purposes while youngster for computer games, computer became the part of our life in every important component in many spheres of modern life so it somehow influences on people one of the life leisure. And now a day’s majority of young people spend their leisure in playing
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE & STUDIES The review of related literature for this study focuses on the factors affecting the study habits of high school students. The review focuses on identifying different factors that affect or cause changes in a student’s study habits. The chapter begins with a definition of study habits, followed by the significance, factors that affect study habits – student’s attitude, teachers, parents, etc. – and ways on how to improve one’s study habit.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter I: The Problem and its Background Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Statement of the Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Research Paper Presented to: Ms. Loida R. Soreta Submitted by: Ruth Anne Geliberte Kathleen D. Mendoza Far Eastern University - East Asia College April 12, 2011 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study On a daily basis, college students are faced with a conflict of interest: to study or not to study. Often times these decisions are affected by outside factors that are beyond the control of the student (i.e. work, athletics, involvement in organizations). One other factor
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