...refers to the programme of study in various academic subjects followed by students at various levels of education. The school or college’s teaching staff are employed to teach this curriculum, and students are periodically assessed in their progress in each curriculum subject. As they grow older, students’ achievements in their curriculum subjects are seen as important in helping them get into a good university or college, and to find a good job when they leave education. The academic curriculum has never been all that schools and colleges offer to their students. Often a range of other classes, clubs and activities is available to students, sometimes in lessons but more often in the lunch break or after school. These are referred to as the co-curriculum, or as extra-curricular activities, and they are mostly voluntary for students. Examples would include sports, musical activities, debate, Model United Nations, community service, religious study groups, charitable fundraising, Young Enterprise projects, military cadet activities, drama, science clubs, and hobbies such as gardening, crafts, cookery and dance. Because they are not examined in the same way that the academic curriculum is, and because most of them take place outside lessons, such activities have less status in education than the main curriculum. However, they are often held to be very important to the wider education of young men and women. This topic examines whether the co-curriculum should be given more importance...
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...Chapter 1: Statement of the Problem & Review of Related Literature INTRODUCTION The Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology (BSAT) is a program that prepares students for a career in the accounting and finance divisions of organizations in the private and public sectors. The accounting courses in the program, combined with business management courses, equip students with the needed skills, proficiency, and intellectual abilities to lead successful careers. But, unlike Accountancy, BSAT is a non-board course. However, the graduates of the said program can take the Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Examination for license. This study aims to determine the reasons and causes why BSA students end up getting BSAT degree instead of Accountancy degree. We, researchers, will investigate on the factors affecting the students focus in studying. We will be conducting survey in the form of questionnaires and interviews with 3rd year and 4th year BSAT students of Araullo University – Phinma Education Network. There are many factors that affect a BSA student to fail: his abilities, his interest in the course, the teaching method, the classroom, lack of personal direction, pressure from parents or peers, laziness, lack of confidence, family or relationship problems. Another factor that is going to be stressed out in our study is the retention policy being imposed in the accountancy program. It will be explained here how this policy affect each and every BSA student; what...
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...E-mail: Terenzini@psu.edu and Robert D. Reason Assistant Professor and Research Associate Center for the Study of Higher Education Pennsylvania State University Voice: (814) 863-3766 Fax: (814) 865-3638 E-mail: Rreason@psu.edu Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, November 19, 2005, Philadelphia, PA. PARSING THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING COLLEGE IMPACT Introduction For many college-bound students and their families, the first year of college is a make-orbreak period for learning, for decisions about continued college enrollment, and for discovering whether they made a good decision about which college to attend. Abundant evidence links students’ first-year academic performance to both persistence and degree completion (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991, 2005). In addition, about two-thirds (perhaps as much as 90 percent for cognitive skills) of the gains college students make in reading, math, science, the social sciences, and cognitive skill development will occur in the first two years (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Many students, however, are not in college long enough to realize those benefits or, for that matter, any of the other personal, social, intellectual, occupational, and financial benefits of completing a college degree. On average, four-year colleges and universities lose 29 percent of their first-year students before they start their second year (ACT, 2004). Barely more than half (53 percent)...
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...Abstract Academic achievement of a student is always a main concern for the parents that hoping for the success of their children. In fact, there are factors influencing academic achievement of a student in Malaysia. First of all, social life became a main factor to influence a student in especially from the family, friends and tutors where there might have both positive and negative impact upon the children. Apart from that, the advanced technology in this current era, co-curricular, physical evidence and personality of a student will also play their role in influencing their academic achievement. This article will discuss all the factors in depth for better understanding. Introduction: Technology There has always been a hot topic in news discussing students’ academic achievements every year, and this has become the main concern for the parents hoping for a bright future awaits for their children. Despite the odd, we often see students often panic before the major examination, burning midnight oil to strive their best to achieve flying colours. How do we determine the success of a student? In fact, there are numbers of factors influencing academic achievement of a student in Malaysia. This article will be discussing on every factors thoroughly to discover the factors that are able to cause serious impact upon academic achievements for a student. Personality Social What factors...
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...Social Sciences http://www.vfast.org/index.php/VTESS@ 2013 ISSN: 2309-3951 Volume 2, Number 1, September-October 2013 pp. 01–-09 CAUSES AFFECTING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT MARDAN KPK PAKISTAN NIAZ ALI Rustam Model School and College niazyousafzai2000@yahoo.com Revised September, 2013 ABSTRACT. This study aimed to seek the causes that affecting the academic performance of Public Primary Schools in District Mardan. The study was delimitated to Rustam district Mardan. The simple random sampling technique was used and the researcher selected 20 Public Primary Schools of Rustam District Mardan. The research study was descriptive in nature. The researcher prepared a closed ended questionnaire and the respondents were the teachers of the Public Primary Schools in Rustam. The data was collected, analyzed and interpreted in percentage method. On the basis of analysis it was concluded that there is lake of facilities and there is a political interference in the Public Primary Schools. Also the study shows that there is no availability of teachers for each class. Poor and old system of assessment, no reward or punishment for the teacher’s academic achievements. The system of supervision is weak and autocratic. Educational policies have failed to bring an identified positive change in academic achievements and students’ performance. On the basis of the study it is recommended that the system can be improved by motivation of the teachers and robust...
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...My experiences in Public Legal Education Association My personal statement is a reflection in form of an account of the knowledge I possess and qualities attained from my past qualifications as well as those I have learned in contribution to my development personally and professionally. I hope my experience of learning can be attributed to my credit academically as well as towards my acceptance to the PLEA program. My childhood background was fortunate as I was brought up with education is prominent institutions that provided me with health competition as well as a learning environment that was challenging with provision of positive balance of academics and co-curricular based activities. With participation in such activities this has provided me with assistance in molding of myself as a individual that is motivated and resourceful with flourishing various circumstances that call for imagination and initiative. I acquired my a degree in Social Work and Administration that was provided in a position as a full time lecture following my graduation that was the initiation of my career as a teacher further availing me with the a two year experience in lecturing. This position was held in higher education with teaching child education management, communication skills and curriculum design. As this was my initial position as a lecturer I was involved in in-depth instruction of steep learning curves with teaching experience in this institution of prestige enabling me to...
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...Re-Centering Academic Centers Abstract This paper argues that we have lost the original intent and power of an institutional Center. Theoretically, Centers use centralized resources to support people and projects core to the mission of the institution. Many Centers now are located external to the campus, where isolated directors pursue specialized interests. Thus, Centers, which serve the entire community, become marginalized. This paper provides a model to re-center academic Centers toward their original intent, through collaboration between specialized and generalized centers. The authors also suggest concrete steps to help examine, evaluate and create clear structures and communication for effective use of Centers in Higher Education. Introduction There seems to be an increase in institutional Centers around the world, which can be favorable, although it also has the potential to dilute the power of a centralized location and operation. To address this issue, this paper describes the idea of partnering Centers around a collaborative hub to offer more powerful opportunities in the context of resource utilization. It would appear that many institutions had originally used the word “Center” in association with typical mainstream definitions of center, which include a person, or group, or thing in the middle; to focus or bring together; to have as a main point, or theme. Others may perceive Centers as the ring around a bull’s eye, i.e., a potential target. Regardless, of...
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...undergoing significant changes due to complex patient’s needs, chronic health conditions, and technological innovations. Educating nurses within the 21st century requires a creative integration of knowledge, skill set, and caring within an increasingly complex healthcare system (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). Nursing education is heavily laden with continuous content increases to be covered within the curriculum (Devereaux-Melillo, Dowling, Abdallah, Findeisen, & Knight, 2013). The need to examine curricular transformation is imperative in order to manage content saturation, and abate the separation of the classroom and clinical teaching. This paper will outline the following processes: (a) the development of a concept-based curricular plan for a baccalaureate program, (b) the impact of a concept-cased curriculum (CBC) on the faculty, students, finances, community of interests, accreditation, and (c) examples of the integration of competencies. Development of Concept-Based Curricular Plan Nursing faculty are challenged with curriculum, for they are presenting an astronomical amount of material to “cover the content”. According to Duncan and Schulz (2015) nurses practice conceptually on a daily basis by focusing on the patient needs, regardless of the medical diagnoses assigned. In order to practice conceptually, nurses must think conceptually by grouping important facts into concepts that can then be transferred from one clinical situation to another (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard...
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...5-year courses leading up to the GCE O-level examination. A notable exception are the Integrated Programme (IP) schools, which offer a 6-year course leading up to the GCE A-level examination or the International Baccalaureate examination. Autonomous schools have more autonomy as compared to other government-run secondary schools to plan their own curriculum and activities. However, such schools may charge a SGD$3 to SGD$18 miscellaneous fee on top of the regular school fees paid by all students attending government-run secondary schools. Independent schools are granted autonomy to design their own school curriculum as well as other school programmes. They are also allowed to choose their own students and set their own school fees. Their school fees are therefore usually higher than that of government-run schools, though such schools and the Ministry of Education offer some scholarships to offset the school fees. Program for Secondary Education Based on results of the PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination), students are placed in different secondary education tracks or streams: "Special", "Express", "Normal (Academic)", or "Normal (Technical)". Singaporeans are forbidden to attend international schools on the island without Ministry of Education permission. "Special" and "Express" They are the four-year courses leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE "O" Level examination. The difference between these two courses is that in the "Special" stream, students take 'Higher...
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...Education Wesleyan University-Philippines In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Elementary Education Jennilyn Nicolas Cheska Mae F. Edrad Francheska F. Pacolor CHAPTER 1 Introduction Rationale Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P), College of Education (COEd) is aiming for a higher standard of learning that shall focus on well motivated students capable with competing with those of highly Industrialized Countries. Student were facilitating different techniques and habits of studying to have better memory retention of the lesson they were taking up in different kinds of subject. This method they are utilizing helps them to pass the examination, quizzes and School activities with high grades. *In education, it involves study habits and this is the ways that you study; the habits that you have formed during your school years. Study habits can be good ones, or bad ones. Good study habits include being organized, keeping good notes, reading your textbook, listening in class, and working every day. Bad study habits include skipping class, not doing your work, watching TV or playing video games instead of studying, and losing your work. Each Student has their unique technique of studying. One technique may not work for one person but works with the other. Furthermore, Students keep up the habits which they proved effective for them and keep utilizing it in the entire lesson they are taking up. Therefore...
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...legal concepts and terminology related to business * an overview of the sources of law affecting business * an introduction to Constitutional authority, individual rights, elements and terms of contracts, and relationships of buyers and sellers * an overview of business ethics and social responsibility * an opportunity to use online financial reports in a managerial finance setting * an opportunity to practice applying legal concepts to personal and business affairs COURSE REQUIREMENTS: To help you learn the subject matter of this course, you should: * regularly log onto Blackboard * complete the chapter readings * participate in online discussions * participate in individual and/or group learning activities * complete quizzes and mid-term and final examinations GRADING: Discussion questions (20 points each set x 8) 160 Six quizzes (40 points each) 240 Mid-term examination (100 points) 100 Final examination (100 points) 100 Total points 600 540 - 600 A 480 - 539 B 420 - 479 C 360 -...
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...PROMOTION AS THE MARKETING STRATEGY OF ST.VINCENT COLLEGE OF CABUYAO: A BASIS FOR ACTION PLAN A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Laguna College of Business and Arts Graduate School, City of Calamba In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION Major in Educational Administration and Supervision By: MELVIN L. CORDEZ February 2009 APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION major in EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION, this thesis entitled “Promotion as the Marketing Strategy of St. Vincent College of Cabuyao : A Basis for Action Plan” prepared by Melvin L. Cordez is hereby submitted for oral examination. NATALIO A. MERCADO, Ph.D. Adviser Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION major in EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION by the Examination committee with the rating _________ on February 21, 2009. Dr. Guadalupe B. Margallo Chairman Mr. Ariel p. Tuazon, msme Dr. Lucilinda C. San Juan Member Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MAsTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION major in EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION. LUCILINDA C. SAN JUAN, Ed. D. Dean, Graduate School ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The researcher would...
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...The philosophy of the University was inspired by the recommendations of the first World Conference on Muslim Education held in Mecca in A.H. 1398/ A.D 1977. IIUM aims to become a leading international centre of educational excellence which seeks to restore the dynamic and progressive role of the Muslim Ummah in all branches of knowledge and intellectual discourse The summary of the objective should read as follows: • • • • Integration Islamization Internationalization Comprehensive Excellence 1 The Board of Governors is the senior governing body at IIUM which has the overall responsibility for the businesses of the University (property, revenue and policies). International matters and issues are managed by the (Majlis) while the academic governance of the University is vested in the Senate. IIUM is led and organized by a team of capable and venerable executives, leaders and managers. 2 TYPES OF...
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...A STUDY ON HOW IIUM STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE 1 EFFECTIVENESS A study on how IIUM students perceive the effectiveness of extracurricular activities on building soft skills. ‘Izzati Khairunnisa Binti Nordin 1117368 Imraatul Farihah Binti Bunyamin 1110182 Department on Information Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology International Islamic University Malaysia English for Academic Writing LE4000 Section 12 Supervisor: Madam Alina Fazilah Binti Fazi A STUDY ON HOW IIUM STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON BUILDING SOFT SKILLS 2 A study on how IIUM students perceive the effectiveness of extracurricular activities on building soft skills. Being students, it is a must for them to take the advantage of all opportunities and experience a university life. Extracurricular activities are the platform for students to gain and sharpen university life. The research is designed to investigate effectiveness of extracurricular activities in building soft skills among IIUM undergraduates. Online questionnaires were used to collect data from 30 respondents who were randomly selected. This questionnaire was distributed to determine the frequency of students participates in extracurricular activities and to know ranking of soft skills acquired. The preliminary results show that about 26 respondents participated in extracurricular activities and all of respondents know the importance of soft skills in future...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND I. INTRODUCTION Phenomenology is a qualitative research method originally developed by the philosopher Edmund Husserl.[1] The termed phenomenology is both a philosophy and a research method. As a philosophy, phenomenology is a particular way of approaching the world and apprehending lived experience[2]. As a research method, phenomenology is a rigorous process of reexamining what Husserl termed “the things themselves.”[3] The question of phenomenological inquiry is about the meaning of human experience and asks, “What is it like?” Phenomenology is a way of thinking about what life experiences are like for people[4] and is primarily concerned with interpreting the meaning of these experiences. Phenomenological research “explores the humanness of a being in the world”[5]. Bergum refers to the phenomenological research method as an “action-sensitive-understanding” that begins and ends in the practical acting of everyday life and leads to a practical knowledge of thoughtful action. Phenomenological research is an introspective human science, the intent of which is to interpret and to understand as opposed to observing, measuring, explaining, and predicting)[6]. The intention is to go beyond the aspects of life taken for granted and “to uncover the meanings in everyday practice in such a way that they are not destroyed, distorted, decontextualized, trivialized or sentimentalized”.[7] To answer the question, “What is it...
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