Aims of academic study and ways to achieve it Many people are considered academic study an important part of their education and their goal is to be success in academic. To have an academic success‚ it is crucial to have aims in academic study due to its essential‚ anyhow the aims of academic study help academic performers in various ways. For example academic study helps to discover future goals and increase abilities in the university. It also enhances knowledge in critical-thinking and problem
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What’s the BIG IDEA? A Student’s Guide to How “Academic Writing” becomes “Academic Discourse” By Dee Broughton You may think that the purpose of college is the education of students‚ and certainly‚ to some degree‚ that’s true. But your professors are not just teachers. They are academics who research and study in their chosen fields in order to contribute to the body of knowledge in that field. In short‚ your major field‚ such as ELT or chemistry or food science‚ exists in the university because
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The Academic Expository Essay The academic expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea‚ evaluate evidence‚ talk about the idea‚ and present an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. This can be accomplished through: 1. Cause and effect 2. Comparison and contrast 3. Argumentation and various other genres. Please note: Academic essays of cause and effect‚ comparison and contrast and argumentation are commonly assigned as
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| Facebook practices in academic institutions | A briefing paper on the ways universities use Facebook and other social platforms for interaction with students | | | | Department of Information ScienceLoughborough University24 May 2012 | Table of contents 1. Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. Terms of reference --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Procedure ---
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Academic Writing Guide UTS LIBRARY February 2013 Academic Writing Guide Overview: This guide provides explanations‚ examples and advice on the different aspects of academic writing‚ including assignment types‚ grammar and research writing. 2 Welcome to the UTS Academic Writing Guide 1. Why do I need this guide? The aim of this guide is to give you a place to come and find explanations‚ examples and advice about different aspects of academic writing. When you have a question about your
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greater academic success than students who do not participate in athletics. Central Michigan University April 24‚ 2012 Abstract Many studies have been done regarding the positive impact that athletics has on a student’s life. Studies have looked at the physical impact that athletics has on a student’s life like sportsmanship‚ healthy lifestyle‚ discipline‚ strategy‚ and time management. We will be looking at studies that have explored the impact that athletics has on students’ academic abilities
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| Academic Honesty | Avoiding plagerism through the use of APA documentation style | Jamie Maher 10/20/2012 | Documentation Style The Importance of Academic Honesty By Jamie Maher Everest University APA style (American Psychological Association Style) is a style of writing that is recognized for the consistency of its rules and guidelines. These rules and guidelines help to insure the author’s content and holding a person accountable for the resources used and making sure that
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motivational effects on academic performance. The general consensus is that motivation is affected by ones views on their own ability to complete tasks and that there is a positive correlation between motivation and finishing tasks (Shawn Van Etten‚ 2008) (Gottfried‚ 1985) (Ames‚ 1992) (Paul R. Pintrich‚ 1990) (Pajares‚ 2001). Shawn Van Etten (2008) conducted a study to identify a range of factors that potentially play an influential role in college seniors’ academic motivation. Etten’s study
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Popular and Academic Culture Research Report Background and introduction Since we have been in the era of information‚ we are exposed to and absorb many various information resources. The ubiquity of information has made people feel it is hard to see the differences between popular and academic culture. Hence‚ the accuracy of the definitions of the two cultures has been hard to distinguish. This study is going to talk about two issuespopular and academic culture. The purpose of this paper
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The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors in Improving College Retention ACT POLICY REPORT VERONICA A. LOTKOWSKI STEVEN B. ROBBINS RICHARD J. NOETH ACT policy reports can be viewed and printed from ACT’s website (www.act.org/research/policy/index.html). For additional information about ACT’s policy research work‚ copies of ACT policy studies‚ or to contact the ACT Office of Policy Research staff‚ please e-mail us at policy@act.org. THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC FACTORS IN IMPROVING
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