Persistence Factors in Secondary School Additional Language Study | The research reported here concerns the voluntary decision of New Zealand (NZ) students, at the end of Year 10, to continue or not to continue with their hitherto voluntary study of Japanese, commencing at the beginning of Year 9 (n = 546). This decision is taken to be a clear indication of persistence, one of three fundamental aspects of motivation, and was investigated in relation to student attitudes towards seven different dimensions
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and Research, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 1116-1121, September 2011 © 2011 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.2.5.1116-1121 Study Habits and Attitudes of Freshmen Students: Implications for Academic Intervention Programs Luisa Baquiran Aquino University Research Pool, University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Philippines Email: luisaaquino031580@gmail.com Abstract—The substantive aim of this study was to investigate the favorable and unfavorable study habits and study attitudes
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION There are more and more people smoking, as they enter college. Aside from looking for ways to quit smoking, researchers have also conducted surveys and numerous studies on what causes most students to start smoking. Furthermore, they’ve observed that student’s habits and behaviour can determine attitudes and reasons why they currently smoke. It is essential to find out more about the reasons and compulsiveness of the college smoker in order to help the smoker cope
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STUDY HABITS AND MEMORY RETENTION OF GRADE 9 STUDENTS AT SIGNAL VILLAGE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; INPUTS FOR AN ENHANCED LEARNING TECHNIQUES A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College of Education Taguig City University Taguig City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Science Submitted by: Cabia-an, Jonaden C. Ilao, Jessica E. Lumontad, Camille D. Rufo, Cyra Linne F. Villanueva, Rona R
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Obesity is the accumulation of adipose tissues inside the body with the Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 30kg/m2. While people with the BMI between 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 are characterized as overweight (WHO, 2016). According to WHO, over the past 30 years mean the three decades, obesity occurrences have doubled up with the total amount of 1.4 billion people are overweight and 500 million obese worldwide (Bank of America Merril Lynch, 2012). With an estimation, the
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CITY UNIVERSITY OF PASAY College of Education THE STUDY HABITS OF SELECTED FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECTION TWO (BSE1-2), IN MATHEMATICS A Research Presented to Dr. Bernardo G. Rivas of the College of Education’ City University of Pasay in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course Action Research Major in Mathematics by Geraldine Halog Carisma 2013 CITY UNIVERSITY OF PASAY College
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privacy blow up, Reduce time for study, less family concern and bad for health. The extent of student’s in academics may be determined by its grades that a student earns for a period of learning. It is believed that a grade is a primary indicator of such learning. If a learner earns high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while low grades indicated lesser learning. However, there are factors also to be consider which affecting the study habits of the students, mostly those
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction “To be able to walk into the doors of a college class is not only an honor, but also an achievement. Choosing to pursue a degree in higher education is not a choice that is taken lightly. From the time we speak our first words to the time we wake up from our first kindergarten to when we receive that family and the world around us, is preparing us for the final exam known as college. This is the make or break point for many
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life could have been like as a successful college graduate. There are four things that I must do in order to accept this responsibility and complete my college career; manage my time wisely, increase my study time, improve my study habits, and make sure I hold myself accountable for my actions. If I learn to manage these appropriately, I will be a responsible student who will be well adjusted for college. Being personally responsible to me means I have to do the hard things. Are they really hard
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STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OGUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE. TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page i Approval page ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv Table of contents v Abstract viii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 2 1.3 Scope of the Study 3 1.4 Purpose of the Study 3 1.5 Significance of the
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