it may affect the physical energy level of a child which determines the time (including classroom attendance and after school educational activities) that can be used for learning. Second, it affects the child’s mental status that may have a direct impact on academic performance. Third, a child’s health status may affect the way her teachers, parents and peers treat her; this in part shapes the learning environment that she encounters. The first two channels directly affect own health input (both physical
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THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER AND ONLINE GAMES IN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS OF SOUTHHILL MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC. A Research Paper Presented to Southhill Montessori School, Inc. Laguerta, Calamba City, Laguna In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in Advance English IV by: Cantre, William Joseph C. Lumbres, Rhea M. Melanio, Lawrence T. March 2015 APPROVAL SHEET In Partial fulfilment of the requirements in Advance English, this thesis entitled The Effect
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Video Games: Impact on a gamer’s life Student’s Name University Affiliation Video Games: Impact on a gamer’s life All work with no play makes Jack a dull boy is one of the most common quotes we have all grown up with. It simply means that one needs to relax his body and mind after working for some time. Playing games has been known to relieve tensions and relax the body across all ages and genders. However
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society regarding gaming is Game addiction which leads to a lot of complications. Many people find computer games a great way to escape from the stressful reality as these games provide a high level of quick gratification. You are almost constantly being rewarded and, when you lose, you get to easily start over to work on your goal. This fact predisposes the risk of game addiction. As people get addicted to computer games, they will prefer staying in front of the computers all the time that they skip
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The Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance of Filipino Students Mart Anthony D. dela Peña Comm2 – C2 Mrs. Noemi Agner March 15, 2012 The Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance of Filipino Students Thesis Statement: Although Facebook has offered various benefits to the Philippine society, its addiction has become a major problem on the academic performance of Filipino students. Outline: I. The History of Facebook II. Facebook as a Social
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ENCEPHALOS 51, 10-14, 2014 INTERNET GAMING ADDICTION. REASONS, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ARGIRIS V. KARAPETSAS*, VASILIOS A. KARAPETSAS**, NIKOS X. ZYGOURIS***, APOSTOLOS I. FOTIS**** Abstract We define electronic games addiction as the excessive and morbid use of electronic games (especially those taking advantage of social networking to become accessible to many users). In cases of addiction, this excessive use tends to interfere with everyday reality and to significantly
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everything that is happening in real life and just enjoy yourself, even play with your friends in a multiplayer game. In the past, for a group of video game players to play multiplayer games, it was necessary for them to all be together and all their computers or Xboxes connected to one another. Not only were they just playing a game, they were interacting on a personal level. Now with online gaming becoming a component of most every video game on the market today, it is possible for gamers to have this
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INTERNET ADDICTION: USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS Abstract: Widespread use of internet has led to a kind of addiction. The present study examined the use of Internet and getting addicted to the social networking sites and on the whole its impact on intermediate level students. The sample comprised of 285 students out of which the addicts were pulled out. The tools used were questionnaire developed by Dr. Kimberly Young, the IAT which is a 20-item questionnaire
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by phone, computers, or tablets. By being able to escape the real world and enter the “internet world” with a push of a button, more and more issues arise with your daily life, work, and relationships. Do you spend more time playing games, repeatedly checking texts, emails, websites or apps? Do you spend more time interacting on social media, rather than interacting with real people? If you answer “yes” to both of these questions, then you might have an online addiction. Internet Addiction Disorder
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A New Disorder: Internet Addiction The Internet has become an essential factor in all aspects of people’s lives. Governments and companies around the world rely on the Internet in most of their work. Employees often use the Internet for their jobs. Most education systems make the Internet a basic standard of their teaching procedure. Students use the Internet to do their assignments or to search for information that could help them. Generally the Internet is a daily basis for most individuals
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