Essays on Academic Performance

In today’s society, smartphones have become a part of everyday life. Over the years, numerous scientists have gained interest in the notion of the use of smartphones (which includes social media and/or texting) and its effects on the individual socially and academically. Specifically, since the...

Abstract Procrastination is a widely used behavior or course of action which involves postponing important tasks or work that needs to be completed promptly. The present study was conducted to check the influence and reasons for procrastination on academic performance, stress and life satisfaction among...

Greece was known as the “Birthplace of Western Civilization” because its culture became the epitome for the succeeding western civilizations. The geography of ancient Greece had many positive and negative effects on Greece. Just the location of Greece itself was unique. Tall mountains, the length...

Introduction The literature relevant to the relationship between school discipline and academic performance in schools has been reviewed in this chapter. The chapter was divided into sections: Discipline concept, theoretical framework, conceptual framework, and literature review. Empirical Review Concept of Discipline Traditionally, school administration discipline...

Academic Writing for a student is said to be the best way to communicate their ideas, views and thoughts about a subject in particular to a faculty or to anaudience if it’s a researcher who is presenting his paperwork. Academic Writing consists of certain features...

The Internet provides several opportunities for the academia. It is a mechanism for information dissemination and a medium for collaborative interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic limitation of space (Leiner et al., 2000; Singh,2002). The word Internet is derived from two...

Introduction 1.1 Overview Student enrolment in tertiary institutions is increasing at a very alarming rate. The increase in students’ population over the years has made the work of administrative officer in charge of processing students’ result a very tiresome exercise to deal with (Atebong et...

When we listen to music, multiple areas of the brain are activated including those associated with movement, planning, attention and memory. It changes our brain chemistry as well. Listening to music we enjoy stimulates the release of dopamine that makes us feel rewarded. Who hasn’t...

Many individuals believe that grade inflation is causing no harm, that this phenomenon isn’t negatively inflicting anything. The students at academic institutions are learning informative subjects for the career he or she is pursuing, once the student is assessed on the material he or she...

Neely Bruce (born January 21, 1944), Professor of Music and American Studies at Wesleyan University, is a composer, conductor, pianist and scholar of American music. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; he received his DMA(Doctor of Martial Arts), from the...

There are some students in every class whom we call ‘weak students’, ‘low performers’, ‘poor performers’, ‘low achievers’ or ‘underachievers’. Most of these students are trapped in the vicious cycle of underperforming which leads to lack of motivation and further disengagement and disinterest from school...

Tardiness Defined Lateness is a form of disorderly behavior. Many students are tardy since they had turned tardiness to be a habit. The habit of being late to school is an unwritten behavior that may be passed on with each student. Tardiness suggests being slow...

Introduction Time Management is an important skill to have in life. It is a method of arranging tasks by giving each task a specific amount of time. People practice this method to keep up with their everyday life. Without time management, there would be no...

Scope and Limitations The study is focused on the determination of knowing the possible effects of homesickness to the academic performances of Grade 11 Humanities and Social Sciences students of SLU-LSHS. The study process is performed at Saint Louis University – Laboratory Senior High School...

Introduction The literature relevant to the relationship between school discipline and academic performance in schools has been reviewed in this chapter. The chapter was divided into sections: Discipline concept, theoretical framework, conceptual framework, and literature review. Concept of Discipline Traditionally, school administration discipline meant pain...

Breakfast has a wide range of benefits that can help a person’s performance, particularly in school. A study that took place in Norway conducted a correlational study involving the frequency in which students eat meals and their performance in school, and the conclusion was that...

The studies looked at how students performed when given mathematics and writing items from the National Assessment of Educational Progress by paper and pencil vs. computer. The results of the studies were released this month by the National Center for Education Statistics, which oversees the...

The process of assessment allows the learner to be judged as to their knowledge, skills and competence measured. Assessment has to remain fair, consistent and valid to ensure all learners have an equal and fair chance of receiving a fair assessment decision. An assessor cannot...

In today’s world everything seems to be constantly advancing forward. From transportation methods to computers, tablets and cellular devices it is clear that technology is only going to continue to advance, but when it comes to the effect technology has on youth education, there may...

The relationship between teacher expectations and academic performance has been a topic of interest for the last 50 years. Teachers’ judgements often play a role in facilitating or inhibiting students’ academic performance (Südkamp, Kaiser & Möller, 2012). For example, females are generally perceived to be...

El Modena family resource center, which is a nonprofit organization helps out the community of people and their families who are in need of help. For instance, some of the things that they provide are: helping individuals with their taxation, food program/food bank, classes and...

Across the nation institutions of higher learning are pinned against one another for scarce state funding. Colleges and universities that are subject to performance based funding (PBF) models have found mixed results and some are skeptical of its long-term viability. This paper seeks to present...