What it dismisses is the importance and valuable qualities in the student. ... A GPA determines a student's application of themselves in highschool. ... This goal of improvement is only encouraged by the motivation of doing better on the next attempt. ... Encouraging students to get the best possible grade emphasizes constructive study and learning practices from the student. ... The requirement of student's scores gives admission officers a lethargic and easy approach to compare students. ...

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The study adopted a focus group methodology with fifteen groups of 7-9 participants, all university students (n=133). ... Using the qualitative methodology of focus groups, this study aims to encourage participants to discuss their views on gender stereotypes in a relaxed, open environment. ... Since the majority of Psychology students were female, the students were pre-assigned to their groups to evenly distribute the male participants (at least one per group) thereby reducing the effects of gender bias in the results. ... She began the session by using an "ice-breaker" – a ge...

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"Researchers have found that teachers interact differently with students of similar gender than they do with students of opposite gender. ... Likewise, a teacher's perception of student characteristics and abilities appear to systematically vary by gender." ... Encourage girls to pursue sports, science and math and boys to engage in cooking, art, and music. ... Equality was encouraged through activities for both the boys and girls.  ... One communicated with more control while the students influenced the other teacher. ...

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If the teacher finds an area of difficulty for the student, she can then suggest alternative actions for the student to take or perhaps she can continue to ask the student questions to get the student to think even more and arrive at an answer to their dilemma. ... She will write down the problem that the students are trying to solve and the solution to the problem as demonstrated by the students. ... The main goal of the math journal is to encourage students to embrace the challenge of learning mathematics through inquiry and exploration. ... Several of the students chose to focus on the tot...

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The enrichment classes are populated with students who, in general, are performing at (or above) grade level expectations. ... In addition, the school itself can be a big factor-whether staff is loving, encouraging, and supportive to not just the students but to the parents. ... Despite the efforts, too many African American students and other students of color (e.g., Hispanic Americans and Native Americans) are not faring well in gifted education. In order to improve African American student retention, it is clear that public school systems must do more. ... Studies (Schoenfeld, 1999; Powell-...

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Students do not have mastery even in fundamental operations. ... The researcher had encountered many students who obtained low scores in periodical test. ... This scenario encourages the researcher to conduct the study and at the same time helps the students to improve their competence in mathematics. ... Which among the learning competencies in Mathematics are least mastered by Grade 7 students? ... Grade 7 Students. ...

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How has this journey transformed your image of teacher, teaching, students, schools, learning? ... In the example below, the student/teacher had conducted an action research project about homework. ... Only six of the 25 students polled would take the top score. Students are getting mixed messages. ... More than anything else, I've learned that students are smart. ...

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1. Introduction The basic role of the university and public, academic environment, which also includes faculty as parts of universities, was for many years focused on two main activities - education and research. Slowly it began to emerge and assert a third main business faculties or universities, and this is the transfer of knowledge and technologies. The aim of the third main dejanosti universities enrichment of society, and to raise the competitiveness of the economy and its activity rapidly create jobs, raise the competitiveness of the economy, creating new businesses, new products to mark...

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An obvious implication of these findings is that we should encourage L2 learners to read as much as they can, so that they increase their chances of meeting new words and, importantly, their chances of meeting them repeatedly. ... They mention that students should have easy access to a wide choice of interesting reading materials and they recommend using classroom time to do sustained silent reading. ...

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine the motivational factors that underlie exercise behavior and adherence. In other words, what motivates people to exercise regularly and what could help motivate individuals to begin exercising regularly? The self-determination theory has frequently ...

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1.1 Background The growth of the population worldwide has been increasing rapidly in this current century. Due to this, migration of rural population to the urban has been increasing as well. When urbanization takes place, all the centre of attraction, be it economy wise, entertainment wise or any ...

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