Child, School, Home: Determinants of Academic Performance* Cecilia A. Florencio Education Research Program Center for Integrative and Development Studies University of the Philippines Email: erp@cids.upd.edu.ph This study was concerned with the determinants of school-related behavior, in particular the relationship between health and nutritional status and academic performance. Such a concern is in place whenever our educational system sets for itself the
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CHAPTER I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction Alcohol is the drug of choice among youth. Many young people are experiencing the consequences of drinking too much, at too early age as a result, at too early age as a result, underage drinking is a leading public health problem in this country. As children move from adolescent to young adulthood, they lifestyle changes, development transition, such as puberty and increasing independent, have been associated
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IV. MARKET SITUATION ANALYSIS 1. Macro-environment The Philippines is one of the few countries that produces the four varieties of commercially-viable coffee, this includes Arabica, Liberica (Barako), Excelsa and Robusta coffee. Coffee occupies an important place in the Philippine economy, being wildly consumed as a beverage. In the world trade, coffee ranks first among non-staple food and it is rated as the fifth most important agricultural product. Filipinos are known to be the great consumers
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A lot of skills and experience are, in my opinion, transferable to Canadian social work setting despite bereft of sufficient and credible studies to reinforce or substantiate the effectivity of such methods and practices. Similar to Philippines and Canada, there is little research about social workers decision-making concerning the management of child welfare cases (Sullivan, et al., 2008, cited in Stokes & Taylor 2014). Both countries recognize that child protection approaches be founded on best
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Case Study Chapter 1 1. Why has India been able to build a thriving software industry? What are the country’s advantages in this market? What are the country’s disadvantages? Answer: India has been able to build a thriving software industry due to its good educational system which has enabled India to produce a large number of well and highly qualified software engineers. India’s low labor cost has also contributed to the growth of the software industry by increasing the demand for software
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ABSTRACT This study was conducted to find out the habits of the fourth year high school students of Aklan State University Laboratory High School during School Year 2010-2011 in terms of: time of studying; plan of studying; place of studying; materials used for studying; purpose for studying; and drive for studying. The study used the Descriptive Method of research. The respondents were 42 fourth year students of ASU Laboratory High School, Banga, Aklan. The instrument used in gathering
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The review of related literature of this study identifies how fear and interest, together with the students’ study habits can affect their performance in various subject matters, specifically, mathematics. To begin this chapter, the researchers will define the variables involved in the study, namely, fear and its types, interest, study habits and mathematics. The researchers will also examine other research studies and articles that show how these variables are related. This chapter ends
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University of the East, Manila College of arts and sciences A Study on the Factors Affecting the Failing Grades of 2nd year and 3rd year Tourism Students in the University of the East-Manila For S.Y 2011-2012 In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Tourism Research Method Tour 112 By: Honey Grace R. Gatasi July 2012 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Being in school is one of the best opportunity that everyone could ever have, Studying
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English “Writing in the Discipline” Presented to: Ms. Cherry Ann G. Pilapil-Cutad Presented by: Dayanara Basio Rose Jean Orbuda Lovely May Ando Jomel Culejara Wilson Tambara March 08, 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study One of the most trending networking sites nowadays is what they called facebook. Facebook is a social networking website intended to connect friends, family and business associates. It is the largest among the networking sites, with the runner up
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A THESIS - Assessment of the Levels of Study Skills of Computer Engineering Students at the Polytechnic University of the Phillippines 1. Presented to the Faculty of the Institute of Technology Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Diploma in Computer Engineering Management Technology by ANGELICA MAE V. ALCANTARA ALLEN NICOLE P. ANGAT RALPH ANTHONY I. ANGELES ELIJAH PHILIPPE D. BARRO WELJEM A. DANIEL JAYMALIN P. JAMOLIN ELMERTO
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