more valued and will work harder as they are in higher sets and normally higher sets mean more high quality of teaching meaning their results on average will be very high in turn this can affect students can feel under pressure because the school will put all of their faith into the higher set students to get the best grades and qualifications so that the school looks good on things like league tables and Ofsted etc. If you are placed in a lower set by your chosen school you will less valued by
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required to make them successful. Students, being younger, make more specific decisions than others. Recently senior students of Sukkur IBA have been facing problems in their selection of specialization; which one out of four specializations to select and why? They are confused in their specialization decisions. This little piece of writing would help them in their decision making. First it informs and defines seven specialization decision approaches by students; second it lists four specialization
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Nationalized tests are tests that students are forced to take at the end of every school year for the classes that are required to be passed in order to graduate high school. Failing a nationalized test will result in a student having to either take the same class the next year, or the student being held back and having to repeat the grade. Because these tests are such a huge deal, the students are put under a lot of pressure and that usually causes the students to develop test anxiety if they do
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Norris Com 220 September 16, 2012 Katie Boswell Effectiveness of Standardized Testing Hayden, a second grader, always has had trouble taking tests. From the very first test that he took in kindergarten until now, Hayden has collapsed under the pressure of the test and has never performed at a standard that was acceptable to himself or his educators. Situations such as this one are far too common in our schools today. Many of the children, such as Hayden, have fallen through the cracks in our
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2009 Acceptance Date: September 02, 2009 Published Date: November 25, 2009 Corresponding Author: A. Abubakar, Department of Human Physiology Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 94 Relation of Body Mass Index with Lipid Profile and Blood Pressure in Healthy Female of Lower Socioeconomic Group, in Kaduna Northern Nigeria 1A. Abubakar, 1M.A. M abruok, 2A.B. Gerie, 3A.A. Dikko, 4S. Aliyu, 1T. Yusuf, 3R.A. Magaji, 1M.A. Kabir and 1U.W. Adama 1Department of Human Physiology, Ahmadu Bello
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The Norming of Alcohol Consumption in College Paul Vieira Daniel Webster College Abstract In colleges all around America alcohol consumption by college students is becoming normal. This drinking is happening mostly in the students’ dorm rooms on campus. Students are unaware of the negative effects of alcohol and usually participate in binge drinking, which for men is having more than five drinks in one occasion, and for women is having four or more drinks. In order to help prevent alcohol
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Even though a casual student can be successful, personal responsibility will increase the odds of achieving success by eliminating distractions and creating a good balance between home and school. Accountability and personal responsibility are like a shield that will protect a student throughout college by eliminating irrelevant distractions. Success is driven by taking upon one’s self the accountability for time management and maintenance of priorities. Personal responsibility will increase
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agree with Twain on his implied view of college being a utter waste. Bird questions the real motive behind receiving a college education and depicts her view onto the minds of many college students in todays world. Mike Rose in his article about “Blue-Collar Brilliance” as well as Brent Staples in his writing about “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” make several valid, relative points that correlate with Bird’s belief on college being a complete waste of both time and money. Bird’s
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estimated that the prevalence of tobacco smoking is 36% for males. Among young adults especially the university students in Pakistan, the prevalence of smoking is 15% with the majority being male smokers. Approximately 1,200 children start smoking everyday. This study aims to find out the prevalence and trends (consumption of cigarettes) and reasons for smoking in the teenaged male students studying in different universities of Karachi which is a metropolitan city of Pakistan. We will conduct a survey
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are obligated to engage with students as well as families in a professional manner. Teachers required communicating with students along with their parents on a regular basis. Due to teachers associating with parents, they will find out more information about their culture. The following information listed, states the important factors why it is critical for teachers/education team to respect students/ families’ cultures. It starts with (a) it will increase students’ motivation to be successful
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