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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Higher Grade"”.
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An experiment in the prediction of achievement in Senior Certificate higher grade mathematics
… the nature of the intellectual demands of the Higher Grade course in Mathematics with a view to early, more accurate prediction of individual pupil success in this course. The need for such early prediction is clearly indicated by the interest shown on the part of parents and pupils alike …
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Pupil and teacher perceptions of the taxonomic classification of Senior Certificate Mathematics Higher Grade examination questions
This dissertation seeks to apply a taxonomic classification to Senior Certificate Mathematics examination questions. Candidates who wrote a typical question paper as well as the teachers who taught them were asked to give their taxonomic perceptions of each question. The taxonomic classifications …
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A comparative study of lower grade and higher grade pupils at a Jewish community school with regard to intelligence, self-concept and adjustment
A comparison of Lower Grade and Higher Grade pupils with regard to intelligence, self-concept and adjustment. 29 Lower and 29 Higher grade pupils in Stds 8 and 9 at a Jewish community day school were compared with regard to their I Q scores, self-concepts and adjustment level. These variables were …
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Variables Associated With Academic Achievement of African-American Males in Four-Year Undergraduate Educational Institutions: a Synthesis of Studies
… to solve social and academic problems had higher grade-point averages than those with contrasting scores on these variables. Encouragement from family and other role models appears to be associated with academic achievement of African-American male undergraduates as well. <u>Personal, …
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Is ethnicity a risk for high grade prostate cancer?
To assess the association between ethnicity and grade of prostatic adenocarcinoma, prostatespecific antigen (PSA) and age, and to determine whether Africans of African descent (AAD) have higher grade cancers than other ethnic groups.
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Exploring linear and circular relationships between academic performance and risky sexual behaviors of college students
… I analyzed the relationship between approximate grade point average and number of sexual partners, approximate grade point average and condom use and approximate grade point average and anal intercourse. I also examined the relationships between sexually transmitted disease status and approximate …
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Influence of a Community College Developmental Education Writing Course on Academic Performance and Persistence
… writing participants are more likely to have higher grade point averages and complete more of their credit hours.
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Perceptual Modality Preference Effect of Student Performance
… in this study was measured by students' grade point averages. The intent was to determine if students with a visual or auditory perceptual preference, taught by a teacher with a similar perceptual modality preference, would have higher grade point averages than students who did not …
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The effects of cooperative learning teams on teaching business computer applications and operations at the college level
… need to be known to expand the research to higher grade levels.
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Interscholastic Sports Academic Performance and Attendance of Middle School Student Athletes and Nonathletes.
… North Carolina. Each school serves students in grades 6-8; however, data were only gathered from students in grades 7 and 8 because students in grade 6 are prohibited from participating in athletics at the middle school level. The testing variables included number of days absent from school, …
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Predictors of Educational Outcomes among Undergraduate Students with Disabilities
… all and within six years of admission) and final grade point average.MethodsA retrospective cohort study design was used to examine academic performance among a split-half, random sample of 233 students who enrolled into the Ohio State University Office of Disability Services (ODS) from 7/1/2003 …
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A study of student responses to selected interpretations of American history
… device from six hundred and fourteen eleventh grade students. An additional eighty-seven responses from sophomores were collected for purposes of comparison with the juniors. The subjects were students from two senior high schools in Indiana. The subjects represented a heterogeneity of …
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Best Practices in Tutoring Services and the Impact of Required Tutoring on High-Risk Students
… as Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) but with higher retention rates: Austin Peay State University and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The qualitative and quantitative results of that phase of the study revealed five best practices. </p> <p>The second phase of the study focused on the …
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An Examination of the Impact of a First Year Experience Course on STEM Persistence
… the United States, Barack Obama, Presidents of Higher Education Institutions, and an increased global awareness of the shortfall of workers in the STEM pipeline are driving the increased attention. Recognition that an inability to meet STEM workforce demands may jeopardize the position of the …
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Collegiate Academic Enhancement Programs: The Benefits of Multi-Year Programs Compared to the Benefits of One-Year Programs for Traditionally Underrepresented Students
… role in measuring the success of institutions of higher education. To contribute to the likelihood of this success many institutions offer programs designed to increase the academic performance of their students especially those classified as incoming freshmen. Others are more focused and target …
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Origin and Diagenesis of Lacustrine Sediments of the Late Oligocene Creede Formation, Southwestern Colorado
… low to moderate salinity and a pH of 7-9. The higher-grade mineral assemblage (analcime, K-feldspar, quartz, interstratified illite/smectite and chlorite/smectite in CCM-1) is due to hotter fluids migrating through the more permeable strata. Alteration occurred in a relatively closed system. On …
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Microwave Vacuum Carbothermic Reduction and Sulphidation of a Low Grade Nickeliferous Silicate Laterite Ore
… for nickel laterite ore that would produce a higher grade of nickel than current industrial techniques. Microwave Vacuum Reduction Processing (MVRP) of a nickeliferous silicate laterite ore, followed by magnetic separation was performed. The variables investigated included: processing time, …
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Selected Educational Indicators for Monitoring the Primary-School System, Jamaica
… experience (negative relationship); (5) higher grade at which CEE was taken; and (6-7) grade teacher's experience and qualifications. The four highest rated indicators by the teachers were overcrowding, trained teacher/pupil ratio, efficient principal and index of malnutrition. …
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Correlation Between Student Success and On-Campus Jobs
… student success rate regarding retention, grade point average and degrees awarded to ensure state and other funding sources are maximized. Specifically, this study focuses on major student employers on campus including the Admissions Office, Library Services, Student Life, Campus …
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Impact of Reading Ability on Academic Performance at the Primary Level
… The data included 95 student performances from grades two, three, four, and five. The reading performance was based on three assessment components which included comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. The mathematics performance was based on summative assessments conducted at intervals during …
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