NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE By Dr. Olaniyi Bojuwoye ABSTRACT A ten-item questionnaire containing various descriptions of school-related characteristic which have been found to adversely affect pupils academic performance was administered on 809 teachers and 1012 students of secondary schools from ten randomly selected states in Nigeria. The respondents ranked the characteristics in terms of their degree of effect on pupil academic performance. The result showed that lack of
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THE EFFECT OF BROKEN FAMILY IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION COLLEGE An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty, College of Education Our Lady of Assumption College Phase 2 Branch, Mamatid City, Cabuyao, Laguna In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Secondary Education By: Partulan, Ma. Victoria Date: TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Approval Sheet Acknowledgment Dedication List of Figures Chapter
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inspiration to even study harder. We must use them as a motivation, not destruction. We can’t say that it will always bring a positive effect on us, expect that there will always be negatives. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend is common for many students of today. You can see a lot of
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FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF BSOA INTRODUCTION Unlike elementary and high school days, college takes a lot of effort when it comes to studying. Students must have their own strategies to adapt in the new environment that will soon be their daily habit and lifestyle. In this study, STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study was undertaken to find out the factors that affects the academic performance of freshmen students from the College of Business, Polytechnic University
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found affecting academic performance in terms of time demanded and psychological state. A student may engage in any of the stated variables, the question is how one strikes a balance between the stressful academic attainment and social activities. In addition social activity involves all activities that have to do with human interaction, therefore education and socialization cannot be treated in isolation as they are both like the two sides of a coin. it’s impossible for a student to socialize without
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788-797 A survey on Facebook and Academic Performance in Nigeria Universities. Dr P.M. Ogedebe, J.A.Emmanuel, Y.Musa Dept. of Computer Science Bingham University, Nigeria Abstract This paper test students’ facebook usage and their academic performance. The paper was also intended to find how pervasive the use of facebook by University students plays a role in their academic success. A 20 question questionnaire was designed and sent out to approximately 150 students of different Universities in
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Educational Research and Reviews Vol. 6 (7), pp. 522-527, July 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/ERR ISSN 1990-3839 © 2011 Academic Journals Review The effects of poverty on academic achievement Misty Lacour1 and Laura D. Tissington2* 2 Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, USA. th University of West Florida, 1732 N. 13 Avenue Pensacola, Florida 32503, USA. Accepted 12 May, 2011 Poverty, which forms a specific culture and way of life, is a growing issue in the
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academicjournals.org/ERR ISSN 1990-3839 © 2010 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper The role of guidance and counseling in promoting student discipline in secondary schools in Kenya: A case study of Kisumu district Jack O. Ajowi and Enose M. W. Simatwa Department of Educational Management and Foundations, Maseno University, Kenya. Accepted 16 March, 2010 This study examined the role of guidance and counseling in promoting student discipline in secondary schools in Kisumu, District
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Impacts of Broken Home on Academic Performance ABSTRACT This survey research conducted to find out the effect of broken homes on primary school pupils academic achievement in Jere Local Government Area. Two objectives and three research questions where formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consist of all the senior pupils in four selected school in Jere Local Area. Through the process of simple random sampling a total number of 100 pupils where selected to participate in
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Communication Education ISSN: 0363-4523 (Print) 1479-5795 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rced20 The Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Student Learning Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff & Scott Titsworth To cite this article: Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff & Scott Titsworth (2013) The Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Student Learning, Communication Education, 62:3, 233-252, DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2013.767917 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2013.767917 Published
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