Factors Affecting Academic Performance

It is common to think that school success is only related to IQ, however, that is not totally true because there are other factors that strongly related to students’ academic performance. According to a study published in 2011 by “The journal of school health” students who had a balance and nutritious diet regularly, scored higher on tests. In addition, an improvement of 6.8% in academic performance was observed (qtd in “Healthy vs unhealthy food”). Furthermore, Dr. Philip Alapat, medical director, states that “any prolonged sleep deprivation will affect, your mood, energy level, and ability to concentrate, focus and learn, which directly affects your academic performance.” (qtd in “Sleep deprivation”)

Internal validity of this study included data collection process and student personal interest in education. For example, students may have scored in exam because they concern about their own education. Reliability of this study instrument has not been tested. This is the first time this group will have this survey. There is no former survey to use as a standard to see if there are many changes.

A causal study done by Crede and Kuncel (2016) showed that study habits have a strong relation to academic performance. Researchers used the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SHSA), the Learning and Study Skills

Recently the phenomenon of definition of success and its corresponding effects has sparked a heated debate. Although contested by many that achieving professional and academic targets is highly beneficial, such issue is regarded thoroughly as both constructive and positive by a substantial number of individuals. I am inclined to believe that professional and academic success can be a plus and I will analyze that throughout this essay.

Being able to continue a higher education by entering a college is a significant social concern on both competence and equity grounds. The actuality of socio economic barriers which obstruct youngsters from lower income families from continuing their education limits their potentials and capabilities, therefore restraining the growth in economy, and likewise it also raises people’s concerns about opportunity equality. Entering a college is considered to be a big part of our lives. With college (a higher education), there will be more job opportunities choices for us to choose from in the future. It will be the beginning of a better career path for us as compared to those people who did not study in a college. Also, with a higher education level, we will be paid with higher salary as compared to those who did not complete their college. Having a higher education means that we will widen our knowledge and skills, and at the same time also enhance our character and personality. Studying in a college give us the chance to interact and meet new friends with different backgrounds which allows us to learn new things. We will also have a bigger scope of our surroundings, increasing our understanding for the country and community. Hence, we can see that having a higher education will only give us benefits. A person’s ability to join a college depends on many different factors such as Parent’s level of education, grades, family income, gender and race. All these factors have influence

As a student that has achieved a high-level of academic success while staying active in extra-curricular activities and working a job I have faced a daily challenge of balancing the workload. From a social perspective, I feel it is important to be active in a variety of extra-curricular activities; however, from an academic perspective it is critical to put in the time necessary to maintain good grades. Along with that, from a financial perspective it is important for me to earn an income to save for my college expense. It has not always been easy, and through the last few years I have learned some valuable life skills from this challenge.

Students’ achievement in any teaching and learning situation is very important. Unfortunately, students’ performance in secondary school has not been very encouraging as consistently highlighted by the moderators and chief Examiners reports and WAEC and NECO business studies results for past decade. This problem of poor performance is apparently assuming a dimension that could affect the entire economy situation in the country. However, effort has been made in this paper to assess the influence of teachers and learners relationship on academic performance, also solutions has also been profered in the paper to revert this appalling situation in the educational sector.

Factors like biological, environmental, sociocultural and psychological may all affect a student’s achievement. A student’s performance and well being is an indicator of what the school’s environment is like. If the student is in a deprived environment, then they will surely not excel in school and will not have any academic success, where as students who study in an enriched school environment would find it much less difficult to obtain academic

There are millions of students currently enrolled in colleges and universities around the world trying to obtain a valuable education that will propel them to secure a high level paying job that will lead to personal and financial success in life. But as one thinks of the countless hours that are needed to receive high grades in the classroom, one must ask, what is the value of those high grades? Is a person that succeeds academically truly prepared to enter the workforce and be successful? Does a person with a college education have the skills and knowledge necessary to actually put all the things that they have learned in a classroom setting to practical use in the real world? Benjamin Franklin once said “Tell me and I forget, teach me and

Prompt 5: Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

The most significant contributing factors that inspires students to complete high school is personal goals such as college preparation, career aspirations, future earnings and family expectations. Students want to complete high school based on their personal goals because they know that completing high school is required to attend to college which prepares you for becoming an educated and responsible adult that can provide for themselves. Graduating from high school will boost your self-esteem and provide a sense of accomplishment. In order to apply for college and continue with education you must have a high school diploma.

The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effect of grade classification and school of college grade classification and the amount of hours that Undergraduate Students at UT are currently enrolled in. The explanatory variables consisted of the grade classification and the amount of hours taken for this semester (Fall 2017). The response variable was the number of hours spent studying per week. Upperclassmen were thought to have studied more per week than Lowerclassmen since upper division courses tend to be more difficult that introduction classes. Additionally, students in the College of Natural Science were predicted to study the most per week, followed by the Business students, and then the Others.

Degree was one of the proudest moments I have experienced in my 32 years! Though obtaining a

I have come a long way, before I was the one asking help for problems. Now, people left and right ask my help on things I could care less. However, because I’m a nice person, I take my time out to help them with their problems. My intellectual skills have launched my student life to places I couldn’t have dreamed. Despite my academic success, I have been struggling to balance my academic life over my social life. Sometimes, I feel that one should dominate over the other, preferably the academics over the social. And to complicate the issue, my intuition and determination has caused me to gain attention among others, forcing me to adopt some social skills. Even though I felt that my awkwardness was holding me back, my number of friends had grown

* this study is to provide awareness and better understanding of how their current study habits affected their academic performance to 1st year college students