FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEARNERS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS) PROGRAMS A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School St. Peter’s College Iligan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Management by AVEMAR TODIO GONZAGA March 2010 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEARNERS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS) PROGRAMS” prepared and submitted
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Project #1: Technological Literacy Narrative As we know and have read‚ technology is everywhere; it permeates our lives‚ even when we don’t want it to. Apparently‚ “what’s wrong with kids these days‚” is that they are too connected. However‚ others point out that adults‚ too‚ are rather focused on their technological lives. But does this make us literate in technology? As an educator‚ I’ve seen students use certain programs and applications to supplement their projects‚ yet many do not know how
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According to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy‚ “14 percent of American adults can ’t read‚ and 19 percent of high school graduates can ’t read.” What’s more‚ the number of functionally illiterate adults is increasing by approximately two and one quarter million persons each year. Why does this condition exist? There are four primary reasons students might graduate from high school without knowing how to read. There could be additional factors
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The internet is a technology which has had a significant impact on the way many people conduct their lives. Information once contained in massive volumes at libraries or in private collections is now available by typing words into a search engine and clicking “search.” One must no longer pick up a phone to call a friend‚ relative or colleague; e-mail‚ instant messaging‚ Skype and the like‚ have enabled people to communicate in non-traditional ways and across boundaries previously inaccessible.
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INDIA OF MY DREAM All of us want India to become a respectable super power in the world. India had rich past. it was because of its riches‚ that it was invaded innumerable times and its wealth was plundered. The Britishers ruled India for almost two centuries and exploited the country economically. At the time of independence‚ the country was in turmoil‚ its economy had been shuttered and there was unrest all around. However it was time for India to write its own history. A lot of progress has been
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project the importance of knowledge and to explain that without it‚ one can suffer disastrous repercussions. He highlights real-life examples of how people suffer as a result of chronic illiteracy‚ and his entire essay is an advocacy for knowledge and literacy. Other authors such as Frederick Douglass and Richard Wright would use their personal experiences in completely different settings to highlight the power of knowledge. Douglass‚ a man born into slavery‚ and Wright‚ a man living through racial injustice
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POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE IN THE CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE Rick Instrell This is an expanded version of a paper delivered at the United Kingdom Literacy Association conference at the University of Chester on 15 July 2011. Abstract The Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is the current Scottish curricular initiative for 3-18 year-olds. Although most educationists agree with its progressive goals‚ its documents have been criticised as being vague‚ anti-intellectual and ignorant of subject disciplines
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oral reading. The researchers have observed that many of the pupils have problems in reading due to inadequate vocabulary and poor reading ability. Grades 1 to 3 are the critical in the child’s learning cycle. At this stage‚ the fundamentals for literacy have to be established and the start of reading habit developed. Hence‚ this study aims to determine reading difficulties and its relation to the academic performance of grade two pupils of Tuyom Elementary School. Theoretical Framework According
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SHORT COMPOSITIONS N O T I C E NAME OF THE INSTITUTION Date Title Content – Event’s name‚ venue‚ time and other required details Name (Designation) NOTICE FORMAT INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT Q1. Write a notice inviting volunteers for a one-day Blood Donation Camp to be organized in your school premises by the Indian Red Cross Society. You are Rahil‚ Head boy of St. Thomas School. N O T I C E ST THOMAS SCHOOL 6 September 2012
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The Indian Consumer The middle class male consumer The middle class of India is for whom most of the advertising is targeted. Even in the lower middle class‚ consumer products like biscuits‚ talcum powder‚ hair oil‚ hair cream‚ toilet soaps‚ leather foot ware‚ casual foot ware‚ wrist watches‚ quartz watches etc. are purchased. To get a much better understanding of the middle class “male” head of the family‚ consider the following characteristics: Security Seeking: The middle class
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