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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"High failure rate"”.
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Development of strategies to reduce high failure rate among Learners at Etjendlovu Cluster Primary Schools
… region. It aimed to assess the effect of high failure rates on learners and to develop intervention strategies to mitigate it. Guided by Carl Rogers' Theory and employing a qualitative approach rooted in interpretivism, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions …
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The investigation of some socio-educational factors contributing to high failure rate in matric in KwaZulu
This study looks into the problem of failure in Matric in Black schools in KwaZulu. Some researchers have focused on causes for academic failure before. Some of these researchers are: Souper, (1976); Bryant, (1978); Havinghurst, (1979); Donald, (1980); Simons, (1980). Failure is rarely, if ever, …
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Investigation and analysis of the causes of 11/0.4 kV distribution transformers' high failure rate : case study - Swaziland Electricity Company
… which have a significant contribution to the failures. Some interventions in the past have been tried, but the failure rate of transformers has not reduced to reasonable limits, thereby compromising the reliability of the distribution network. This research therefore tries to identify the …
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Exploring the factors that contribute to high failure rate among final year students in public higher education institutions in the kingdom of eSwatini.
In Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the Kingdom of Eswatini there are students who fail their final year of study. The focus of this study is on students who failed their final year of study in HEI in Eswatini. The rationale is that a number of studies focus on failure and retention of first …
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Hydrodynamic Behavior of Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tags (PSAT) Subject to Vortices
… current commercial PSATs have an unusually high failure rate when tagged on tuna and cost upwards of $4000, making it both difficult and expensive to collect data [14]. Upon investigation, the top two failure modes of tuna-affixed PSATs have been identified as drag from movement/tissue …
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The negative impact of learning in English on the cognitive development of second language learners of English
… English was identified as the main cause of the high failure rate, especially at matric level. Second language learners of English in rural and some township schools end up unemployed and not in tertiary institutions as most teachers are not adequately trained to detect, explain, diagnose and try …
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Nurturing Systems Thinking: Developing a Framework Based on the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to Improve Systems Development Processes
… engineering projects have an astonishingly high failure rate. The reasons hypothesized for such a high failure rate include the neglect of nonsalient system elements such as social and human or organizational aspects of systems. Social and human factors have long been known to be critical …
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Response of administrators to poor performance in O-level physics examinations : The case of selected high schools of Copperbelt province
… the views held by School Administrators on the high failure rate and the measures they had put in place to improve performance. The School Administrators included school Headteachers and Heads of Science Departments. The teachers of Physics were also included in the study. A sample size of 100 …
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Improved Inference of Ecological Interaction Types
… many of these issues, but suffers from a high failure rate of inference, lower confidence on inferred interactions and slower execution speed than the existing algorithms. In this thesis, we propose an improved and more efficient and effective approach to infer the microbial interaction …
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Quels sont les dysfonctionnements en matière de coût qu’une restructuration peut engendrer ?
… crisis. Nevertheless, numerous studies show a high failure rate of the downsizing, ranging form 53 % to 80 % (according to the objective and the country). In spite of this report, there are not a lot of studies about this phenomenon and even less in Belgium. So, this research aims towards a …
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The effects of single-sex classrooms on student outcomes on mathematics and reading in an elementary school
… decade. This led to an increased expectation for higher academic performance for fifth grade students in the areas of reading and mathematics. Teachers seek innovative ways to provide instructional practices within their classrooms that will aid success for all students. A Title l elementary …
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A Habermasian-based critical discourse analysis of the ICT strategies of the Centre for e-Innovation, Provincial Government of the Western Cape
… Western Cape, South Africa, has prepared five strategic documents outlining how to utilise ICTs for development and create an information society in the province. Amidst the discourse about ICT for development there is, however, a recurrent theme of technological determinism, which is shown to be …
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Variables that correlate with success in first year algebra
First-year algebra is a course that has a high failure rate and because of this it has been a source of concern for educators, parents, and students. The regular algebra course and the decelerated algebra course have been the focus of attention regarding the placement of high school students. The …
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Identifying Risk Management Strategies of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in Retail and Manufacturing Industries in UMhlathuze Municipality
… managers and to expose them to risk management strategies that will promote businesses and reduce high failure rate. SMMEs are lacking when it comes to risk management knowledge and skills, which contributes to their high failure rate. In addition, South African education system is lacking when it …
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Identifying risk management strategies of small, medium and micro enterprises in retail and manufacturing industries in Umhlathuze Municipality
… managers and to expose them to risk management strategies that will promote businesses and reduce high failure rate. SMMEs are lacking when it comes to risk management knowledge and skills, which contributes to their high failure rate. In addition, South African education system is lacking when it …
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HITEQI-A framework to implement health information technology-enabled quality improvement.
… technology (HIT). The framework is demonstrated through a case study of a proposed remote Intensivist consultation service to provide critical care to patients at a rural hospital. The service requires the implementation of an advanced telemedicine technology. Careful consideration of …
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The factors influencing SME failure in South Africa
… a great development problem relating to the high failure rate that is present among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), this is due to the fact that entrepreneurs are not able to turn their businesses into sustainable venture. SMEs play a significant role is a number of economic development …
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Determinants of digital marketing adoption among SME's in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality: a structural equation modeling approach
… in South Africa have shown that SMEs experience high failure rates. It is estimated that South Africa has the highest failure rate of SMEs, however, they can significantly moderate their high failure rate by leveraging digital marketing strategies. Digital marketing is promoting products and …
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The human element : the impact of mergers and acquisitions on organizations and people
… market. The companies have to find a way to integrate the two organizations, and typically they face the challenges of combining different business philosophies, visions, leadership styles, and technology innovation management that have developed and manifested over an extended period of time of …
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Learner performance in accounting grade 12 in the Vhembe District
Department of Public Health
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