Essays on Academic Achievement

Initial Individual Proposal for Final Project

I. Conceptual Definitions: Discuss the concepts you are manipulating in the study. These are the theoretical definitions. IV 1: Attitude Level 1: Academic performance

Level 3: Choice of subject IV 2: Personality Level 1: Family background

Level 2: Previous school Level 3: Use of social media

Note: All levels must co-occur across factors. Identify what you measure in this study: Dependent Variable: Use of social media Is your DV nested within one IV? No [Your DV measure must not depend on one of your manipulated factors. For example, if you are investigating the effect of word presentation on memory (words presented auditorily vs. words presented visually), you cannot have ...

Policy Brief, Design and Evaluation of A Public Policy: Child Welfare in the Changing Family Unit

Introduction Children need a conducive environment where they can grow in peace and develop in all other areas that relate to their welfare. The conventional family unit consisted of a nuclear set up comprising of a man, woman and the children they sired together. Such formed the foundation through which children could draw strength and some kind of inspiration due to the availability of both gender parents (Conger and Donnellan, 2007, p175). According to Hobson and Fahlén, (2009) it was also an opportunity where the man and woman would bring up their children together and give them love ...

English 1312.04

Carrera-Carrillo, Lore. "“Some of us are learning Spanish and some of us are learning English”: A comparison of second language programs in Texas." Thesis. 2003. Carrera-Carrillo observes how dual language programs are gaining popularity throughout the United States and targeting both the minority language students as well as the majority language students. Studies have revealed that there are many advantages which are associated with the learning of the English language. The native language enables students acquire content with better insight and can relate more to these concepts later in the English language. Not all facilities which have embraced ...

Introduction

It is a reality that poverty affects child's development and educational outcomes in different ways, starting from the early life of the children. According to Colclough (2012), poverty limits the chance of a child in attaining education, which is the safest approach of escaping poverty. Poverty, as will be used in the above study, indicates persistent problem throughout life and is considered to have diverse impacts on societies across the world. The above paper seeks to outline the manner in which poverty influences child development and its effects on educational outcomes. The study is worth conducting, as through it, ...

Introduction

The academic sector is increasingly being scrutinised because to its statues and significance in a world that is progressively becoming competitive and dependent on performance. Academic achievement can only be conceptualized in the context of its contribution to the realization of varied objectives in diverse economic sectors around the world. This paper examines the scope and extent of academic endeavours and the efforts that are currently being implemented to support academic achievement in institutions of learning. The reader should be able to reflect on issues and challenges that influence education and related activities in different environments. The information contained ...

Theoretical literature strongly points to a role of social and other environmental factors in predicting academic outcomes (Shaffer & Kipp, 2010; Condron, 2009; Panofsky, 2003). According to Shaffer & Kipp (2010), while behaviourist learning theories consider the environment and child-specific circumstances are inconsequential learning, Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory consider linguistic, emotional, cognitive, and social development to be complementary processes that shape children’s growth and literacy. Vygotsky and Piaget’s theories emphasize the interaction between nurture and nature in learning and development. Piaget believed that children were moulded by their interaction with the environment, ...

The focus of this study is to explore the contentious issue in the American context. The variety of education programs that have been implemented in the country. The study, therefore, seeks to investigate the effectiveness of the dual immersion programs in teaching English language in the California state. It will exploit the literature on the area as established in the area of focus. Several articles have been studied and the findings present own interpretation as they unfold in the study process. California states is known as one as of the most productive states in the American country. The programs ...

I. Introduction There is an ongoing debate about whether participating in athletic activities is beneficial to academic performance. This is an important issue in the field of education, as educational leaders must take into consideration those matters that have a direct impact on the performance of their students. Some educators argue that academics should not be mixed with athletics because college “should be a place for cultivating the mind, not the body” (White and Billings, 348), therefore, educational institutions should not be turned into a recruitment place for individuals interested in professional sports. This is based on the premise ...

Part 1

Health Promotion Proposal: Elementary School Age Obesity The goal of this project is to establish the major factors contributing to the increasing numbers of school-aged children been diagnosed with childhood obesity and its co-morbidities and recommend meaningful ways to stave off this alarming health problem in the present and future generations.

Interventions to Address the Goal

The role of the healthcare sector is to ensure the quality of health and wellbeing of every person in the society (Rice et al., 2013). Increasing numbers of obese children in the U.S. raise a health risk that requires quick intervention from health care stakeholders such as the ...

The cohesive and all-sided education policy in the U.S. and some other Western countries includes a strong focus on the ‘holistic’ development of young individuals, which means combining development of not just mind alone but also body. Therefore, athletics has been literally embedded in the academic culture in multiple levels (Sitkowski17). However, given the nature of the issue, the correlation and impact of both athletics and academics on the individual’s performance and development outcomes have been debatable. Supporters of athletics and especially intercollegiate sports typical for the U.S. education system argue that sport is extremely helpful in building ...

Video Games Negatively Impact College Students’ Performance in School

Introduction For college students, a high rate of academic performance during school years is strongly associated with future career success. With this objective in mind, college experience supplies students with an environment where they have an opportunity to gain relevant knowledge and acquire related skills, which are likely to contribute to their future career paths. Recent technological advances have changed the way young individuals obtain new information and communicate with their families and peers. In this case changes in their social development are dependent on facilitating access to information, sharing personal data, and promoting communication via the Internet (Lepp ...

Health promotion Goal

The goal of the project is to establish major factors contributing to increasing numbers of obese school-going children and recommend effective plans to prevent the health problem in the future.

Interventions to address the goal

The role of the healthcare sector is to ensure the quality of health and wellbeing of every person in the society. The increasing number of obese children in the United States raises a health risk that requires quick intervention from health care stakeholders. Weight-related conditions traditionally associated with adults are currently more common among the young generation, especially school-aged children compared to the past. Addressing the project goal demands ...

Introduction

The contemporary education environment has changed in response to the needs of the market. The skill requirements at present are different from those of earlier periods. The integration of technology in the classroom is in response to the significance of technology in the contemporary environment as well as the need to increase the effectiveness of the instruction process. Educational technology has many applications in the classroom. In addition to differentiating the instruction process, teachers can also use technology. This paper focuses on the use of education technology in the instruction and assessment of the students.

Section One: Mission and Vision Statements

Mission Statement It is ...

Mental Health Issues Influencing Academic Performance amongst Students in Australia

It is in the nation’s best interest that youth complete as high a level of education as they are capable because dropping out of school can greatly diminish an individual’s chances in life and the ability to contribute to the community. Indeed, participation in tertiary education promotes national economy and innovation (Wierenga, Landstedt, & Wyn 2013, p. 3). The factors that compromise a young person’s ability to obtain a tertiary level education are socioeconomic disadvantage, rural location, and being an indigenous Australian (Wierenga, Landstedt & Wyn 2013, p. 4). Stafford, et al. (2007, Mental Health, para. 1) define ...

Introduction

Dual language programs involve teaching students through two languages. Teachers ensure that they introduce bilingual programs whereby all native speakers benefit from a second language instruction. Teachers also use two-way immersion programs whereby one half of the students are native while the other half is constitutes speakers of English (Wayne and Virginia, 2012). This paper is meant to persuade school administrators to adopt dual language programs so that they improve learning among students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. I argue that dual language program promotes academic achievement and multicultural competence for all students. Discussion focuses on aspects such ...

Part A.

Bridgett appears to be a perfectionist when it comes to her work. In this case she needs constant validation that her work is done correctly. These kinds of students demand most attention because they are afraid of not doing well. Bridget’s behavior is disruptive because she is in constant need of the teacher’s attention. There may be other students who need help, and with Bridget constantly needing the teacher’s help takes the teacher away from the instructional process, and the disruption can impact on the class concentrates. A possible antecedent in the behavior could be afraid ...

The performance of students is influenced not only by intellectual capability but by socio-economic factors as well. These factors include the kind of neighbourhood or community they are living with. The neighbourhood can be classified based on the income group classification of the families living in a particular neighbourhood. Families under the same income group tend to live in similar neighbourhoods. Thus, a neighbourhood can be majorly comprised of low-income earning families or otherwise. Considering the income classification of the families living in a particular neighbourhood is important because it is a major characterization of the neighbourhood as a ...

Immigrant Parents Analysis

The behavior of immigrant parents is unique and stands out in comparison to other groups of adults. Their traditionally high expectations of children and increased respect for education or professionalism are acute, and can be noticed greatly throughout American society. The attitudes and demonstrated abilities of their children therefore are adapted to a variety of circumstances and influences, creating unique patterns of psychological and social development. In this essay, the specific ways that being part of an immigrant family influences a child will be explored. Through theoretical and practical research, evidence of the positive as well as negative influences ...

Chapter 1: Introduction

Education is one of the most appreciated element in life and most often than not, people struggle to put in their best to ensure that they achieve the best from education. Parents strive to take their children to school so that they get a quality education and even input a lot of resources such as finances and time so that their children can have the best education can offer. Teachers are also trained in different institutions that enhance their qualification so that they produce skilled individuals who can teach students professionally and help build their future through the subjects ...

Effect of Work Hours, Homework, and Brothers on High School GPA

Academic performance in high school is the ticket to enter the most prestigious universities. A grade point average (GPA) enables a student to get accepted in his or her chosen university and may also hinder such student to obtain a college degree and a decent occupation. It is important to bank on a good academic performance while still in high school since a student’s reputation may also depend on his or her scholastic achievements. For this particular study, there will be a determination of factors that may affect the academic performance of students and the people and environment ...

Problem Statement

Effective parenting is an important way of developing the people, especially during the teenage or adolescent stage. This is the time when a young person is more exposed to various risks. The society is a big place, which gives various risk factors that directly affect and influence the development of a child. Violence, drugs, and other undesirable actions can be adapted by the child if there is no effective parenting on the situation. The study of human socialization of adolescents is an important topic to know if or not parents are doing the right thing for their child, especially ...

Problem Statement

Understanding the impact of culture on student learning is very critical to the provision of good quality education to learners. The global population is made of people with different cultures. In learning institutions, it is common to find a class made up of students and instructors from different communities with different cultural perspectives. Culture defines people’s way of life and comprises beliefs, knowledge, symbols, values, and behaviors. In a learning environment, there is a student’s culture, instructor’s culture, and the culture of people in the surrounding environment. Culture in such a case can be homogenous (where ...

The problem statements are as follows:

What is the role of the teacher in motivating the students? REVIEW OF LITERATURE The Motivation – Definition and Interpretation Motivation means driving people ahead; sometimes this process of pushing is self-made or sometimes the people are pushed with outside forces. The basic attribute of motivation is to move people into action. It activates the people towards doing something. The purpose of motivation lies in its etymology. The word motivation is derived from the original Latin word movere, which means to move or be moved (Ryan, Lynch, Vansteenkiste & Deci, 2010). For moving something, some action must be performed. For example, ...

The objective of the present study is to determine the effects of implementing a policy that requires the students of a subject educational institution to wear a school uniform when going to school. The working hypothesis in this paper suggests that wearing school uniforms directly and positively affects the student’s educational outcomes (and academic achievement levels). For the second part of the proposal, the author focuses on reviewing the current best evidence on the topic of wearing school uniforms.

Theory

There are numerous factors that can directly or indirectly (sometimes both) affect a student population’s educational outcome and ...

Abstract

The common notion of the use of uniforms in schools is that it impacts positively on student achievement through improved academic performance leading to a reduction in drop-out rates. However, this perception lacks backing from empirical studies and has often been subjected to debate, opponents of the policy argue that the imposition of uniforms in schools is an infringement of students’ individual rights (Bodine, 2003). The research will determine the effect of uniforms on achievements by students in northern Florida in light of the increased number of schools adopting a mandatory school uniform policy. We will use stratified sampling ...