Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff School of Management MBA Epidemic of dropouts in Collegiate Level In Sri Lankan International Schools By D.M. Apsara Gunarathne UWIC/MBA/MT/03/53 10005365 This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment Of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA). Acknowledgments I wish to thank my friends, and family who assisted my attempt of writing this dissertation. First, I thank my dissertation lecturer
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Effects of Study Habits in Academic Performances CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades that a student earns for a period of learning has been done. It is believed that a grade is a primary factor that indicates of such learning. If a student earns high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while low grades indicate lesser learning. However, many experiences and studies found
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THE EFFECT OF STUDY HABITS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FRESHMEN EDUCATION STUDENTS IN XAVIER UNIVERSITY, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, SCHOOL YEAR 2008-2009” Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM A. Introduction The extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades a student earns for a period of learning has been done. It is believed that a grade is a primary indicator of such learning. If a learner earns high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned
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The extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades a student earns for a period of learning has been done. It is believed that a grade is a primary indicator of such learning. If a learner earns high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while low grades indicate lesser learning. However, many experiences and studies found out that there are also several factors that would account for the grades. No single factor can be definitely pointed out as predicting
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Number 2. July 2010 34 Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Performance: A case study in Agartala Municipal Council Area Amitava Raychaudhuri*, Manojit Debnath**, Saswata Sen*** and Braja Gopal Majumder**** Abstract: Number of empirical studies has been done to determine the factors affecting school students’ performance in the elementary level. The basic objective of the present study is that students’ performance in annual examination is associated with students’ attendance in the class,
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The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth Revised Version — July 2010 (Replaces April 2010 Early Release) Acknowledgments: This publication was developed for the Centers for Disease
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Introduction The relationship between family socio-economic status (SES) and the academic performance of children is well established in sociological research.2 While there is disagreement over how best to measure SES, most studies indicate that children from low SES families do not perform as well as they potentially could at school compared to children from high SES families (Graetz, 1995). Most studies, however, compare students from across all SES backgrounds to reach the conclusion that low SES adversely
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Introduction Study habit is the pattern of behavior adopted by students in the pursuit of their studies that serves as the vehicle of learning. It is the degree to which the student engages in regular acts of studying that are characterized by appropriate studying routines (e.g. reviews of material, frequency of studying sessions, etc.) occurring in an environment that is conducive to studying. No one can fully understand how a student feels every time she got low scores for her tests and examinations
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dramatically. Internet surfing is very useful to the lives of people. It is either a good or bad influence. It depends on how you manage of using it. These advantages or disadvantages occur on the actions we done. As internet surfing crosses the lives of many people, we teenagers usually become addicted to it. Most of them spend time on internet. The addiction leads to destruction to the academic performance of a person. In result, that person fails to comply the requirements given with him. This kind
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INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION ON STUDY SKILLS An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Professional Education College of Education MSU – Iligan Institute of Technology Iligan City In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in English By Aianah A. Gutiera Karizza Jennifer B. Jaro Phoebe Grace A. Podiotan October 2011 APPROVAL SHEET The undergraduate thesis here to entitlted “Influence of Motivation
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