This study was conducted to discover whether or not there is an association between academic performance and involvement in a romantic relationship amongst high school students. The variables looked at were dating status (single or involved)‚ level of involvement in the relationship‚ and grade point average. Variables were calculated on a survey measuring relationship and school satisfaction. Seventy-five high school students studying in St. Joseph College were surveyed. Approximately fifty-one percent
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Body Many studies indicate that violent computer games can have very negative effects on children. New studies indicate that even the non-violent games may have negative effects on a child. Games can have some positive results in helping children deal with stress and to learn difficult school subjects such as math and reading. These same positive games can cause problems for the child in other ways. 1. Short Term Aggression * The General Aggression Model (GAM)
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Analyzing LEP Students’ Academic Performance at Donna High School EDUL.6331.01 Analyzing LEP Students’ Academic Performance at Donna High School The current reality for public educational institutions in Texas is the new assessment tool used by the state‚ STAAR / EOC. The test has raised the bar in terms of what students need to be proficient in by the time they graduate from high school. With the change of assessment‚ there must come a change in the way instruction
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above all‚ should aim to provide stimulating environment where every student is given the same opportunity to achieve. There is however general concern regarding academic performance of underachieving students and various reasons behind it. This assignment will address some issues associated with low attainment as well as identify a group of students who are particularly prone to underachievement. Those could include students who do not perform well in a specific subject area‚ do not show interest
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concerning out-of-school influences on students’ prospects for academic success stems from James Coleman’s 1966 study of racial and ethnic segregation‚ student and family characteristics‚ and student achievement. In Equality of Educational Opportunity (1966)‚ prepared for the United States Department of Education‚ Coleman found that family factors such as household composition‚ socioeconomic status‚ and parents’ level of education were stronger predictors of students’ educational attainment than were
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Sleep Deprivation and Effects on Academic Performance Emily M. Gonsalves Butte College Abstract This experiment was conducted in order to determine the effects sleep deprivation has on academic performance among college students. I chose 1‚580 students from Chico State along with 1‚387 students from San Diego State aged 17-22 and GPAs ranging from 2.0-4.0. The students were tested on various information during 24 hours of wakefulness in order to determine how lack of sleep effected
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of peers. Affiliation with friends who engage in risk behaviors has been shown to be a strong predictor of an adolescent’s own behavior. However‚ peer pressure can also have positive effects when youth are pressured by their peers toward positive behavior‚ such as volunteering for charity or excelling in academics. The importance of peers declines upon entering adulthood. While socially accepted kids often have the most opportunities and the most positive experiences‚ research shows that being in
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The Impacts of ICT on Academic Performance of Students‚1. Background of the study Information and communication technology (ICT) has become‚ within a very short time‚ one of the basic building blocks of modern society. Many countries now regard mastering the basic skills of ICT as part of the core function of education. The unique role of ICTs in improving the quality of Education is unquestionable. It contributes to the fulfilment of the necessary condition for the delivery of quality education
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Impact of Child Abuse on Academic Performance of Youths in Calabar-South Local Government Area 1OTU‚ Judith E‚ 1USHIE‚ M.A‚ 2DAVID‚ E.O‚ 3IFERE‚ Akase Blossom E 1Department of Sociology‚ University of Calabar‚ Nigeria 2Department of Technical Education‚ Cross River University of Technology‚ Calabar‚ Nigeria 3Department of Educational Foundations‚ Cross River University of Technology‚ Calabar Nigeria ABSTRACT The effect of child abuse on the academic performance of youth and children has
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ACCEPTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAMES: A CASE STUDY IN A MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY Roslina Ibrahim 1‚Azizah Jaafar2‚ Khalili Khalil3 1 Advanced Informatics School (AIS)‚ Universiti Teknologi Malaysia‚ Jalan Semarak‚ 54100‚ Kuala Lumpur 2 Faculty of Information Science and Technology‚ Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia‚ Bangi‚ Selangor 3 International Islamic University‚ Gombak‚ Selangor Malaysia 1 lina@ic.utm.my‚ 2aj@ftsm.ukm.my‚ 3khalili@iium.edu.my ABSTRACT Educational computer games (ECG) are regarded
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