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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"academic background"”.
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Predicting the academic performance of Virginia community college transfer students to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University using academic and non-academic background characteristics
… terms of how well CC transfer students will do academically at a senior institution. Three hundred sixty-one students transferring to Virginia Tech (VPI) from the 23 Virginia CC in 1974 represented the study population. Thirty-two independent variables known prior to transfer were used in an …
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Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Characteristics as Predictors of College Success Among African-American and Caucasian Students in a Comprehensive Community College
… <p>1. Student self-concept was related to age, academic background and skills, and selected learning and study strategies.</p> <p>2. Student class attendance was related to family support, ethnicity, academic background and skills, and motivation.</p> <p>3. Student GPA was related to family …
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An Investigation of the Preparation of Junior High School General Science Teachers and Their Science Teaching Programs in the State of Washington
… of this study were to investigate (1) the academic background and teaching assignments of junior high general science teachers in the State of Washington and (2) the consistency of general science subject matter taught in junior high schools in the State of Washington.
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Educação inclusiva: Uma análise sobre a formação e as práticas pedagógicas dos professores de biologia.
… lack of preparation, a result of insufficient academic background, or even a lack of interest, makes these professionals unaware about how to work with their educational content targeting at these students. In addition, it is expected that educational institutions provide support to teachers …
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A comparison of jazz studies curricula in master's programs in the United States
… goal was to identify elements relating to the academic and professional background of the jazz studies directors, and the collective graduate jazz faculty as a unit.A third goal was to establish a composite sketch of the typical graduate jazz program and curriculum in the United States.Using …
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Curriculum Track And Its Influences On Predicting High School Dropout Likelihood
… influenced by various curriculum choices, namely academic, career and technical education (CTE), dual enrollment, and general curriculum. Several argued students following academic tracks are more likely to graduate. Others claim that CTE benefits students who are at-risk and suppresses dropout …
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The Effects of Cultural Orientation and Bilingualism on Inferential Comprehension
… students with American students with similar academic background. A secondary purpose of the study was to examine if reading in a second language impedes the process of inferencing. To achieve these objectives, three passages, each followed by five literal and eight inferential questions, were …
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Examining the Meaning of Course Evaluation
… and progress toward tenure and promotion within academic programs in higher education. Those with consistently strong, positive, teaching evaluations have been deemed effective instructors and often validated with increases in salary, teaching awards, and promotion and tenure. This is especially …
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O olhar dos professores da educação infantil com relação ao desenho
… may subsequently noted that the failure be on academic background, subjects do not address in detail the subject of particularity.
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Degree Completion Among College Students and Astin's Student Typology Framework
… by demographic characteristics, high school academic performance, and college academic performance. The data analyzed in the study were collected from entering freshmen, by cohort, from 1994 to 1997 at three different institutions: a public master's institution in the northeast; a private …
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Academic and Non-academic factors that lead students to be successful at University
… and assessment. On the other hand, previous academic background, time management and good counseling have been placed in the second. This classification was made in order to highlight that the first group is more remarkable than the second group. This is because motivation is the engine that …
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An analysis of the educational-political setting of Wolfhart Pannenberg's "Theology & the Philosophy of Science" in consideration of contemporary challenges to German university theology
… scientific basis of Pannenberg’s theology, his academic background and its German historical and contemporary educational-political setting. Next, it turns to analyze the book’s reception, particularly in the US, before concluding by suggesting the contemporary requirement for theologians to …
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Test Fairness in a Large-Scale High-Stakes Language Test
… towards test taker groups based on gender and academic background. In Study 2, I investigated perceptions of the fairness of the GSEEE as expressed by program administrators, teachers, and test takers. In conclusion, this research offers empirical information with regard to the fairness of the …
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An improved method for determining indoor air quality level in the classroom at pre-school building
… air quality and verified by expert panels from academic background and IAQ field background. The result show that, Paya Redan Pre-school recorded total of IAQ index with 71.93%, while Pintas Raya recorded total of IAQ index with 100% and Seri Aman recorded total of IAQ index with 100%. The …
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Exploring Household and Social Cultural Factors contributing to Students Truancy and Dropout in Community Secondary Schools: A case of selected schools in Kinondoni Municipality
… in community secondary schools include parents’ academic background, school facilities and socio-economic issues. Data also reveal that some of the female students leave school for marriage and others become pregnant as a shortcut. The parents’ perception on value of education influenced parents …
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Nakum tu Kuanitap: Influences on Indigenous Men's Resource Seeking at Tribal Community Colleges
… especially Indigenous men is crucial to their academic journeys within higher education. Indigenous men walk similar journeys to other students when we arrive on college campuses, choosing to pursue higher learning and reimagine new futures for ourselves and to help our families, communities, …
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Efeito da motivação por status na escolha do curso de ensino superior
… characteristics of stimulus subjects who had an academic background in low-status or high-status courses. Finally, in the third study, 365 undergraduate students provided information about their social class, status motivation, childhood environmental unpredictability, personality …
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Selected Factors Influencing Academic Success of First-Year Students in Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools in Rwanda
… repeating the grade or pursuing studies in less academically challenging schools. They are pushed out without means of coping with real life. This situation has multiple negative impacts on families who sell all their belongings in order to send their children to school where they can be prepared …
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The Relationship between the Attitude toward Mathematics and the Frequency of Classroom Observations of Mathematics Lessons by Elementary School Administrators
… sought to answer the questions: 1. What is the academic background in mathematics of elementary school administrators? 2. What is the attitude toward mathematics of elementary school administrators? 3. What is the frequency of classroom observations of mathematics lessons by elementary school …
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Indiana high school biology teachers and evolutionary theory : acceptance and understanding
… evolution receives in the classroom and teacher academic variables were investigated. Teacher knowledge structure of the concept of evolution was also explored.To answer the questions and hypotheses delineated in the study, a 68-item questionnaire and concept mapping activity was administered to …
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