scholarly journals Do Early Progress Grade Reports Change Student Performance in a Required, Introductory Horticulture Course?

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 865B-865
Author(s):  
Curt R. Rom*
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Low Correlation ◽  
Final Grades ◽  
Grade Performance ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Way

In a required introductory horticulture course during a 5-year period, students received early progress grades 1/3rd of the way through the course reflecting 20% of the possible points to be awarded in the class. It was thought that student knowledge of their grade performance may result in changes in behavior and class performance. The early progress and final grades both had a bell-shaped distribution with 45% and 48% of students receiving grades better than “C” for early progress and final grades, respectively. There was a significant although low correlation between early progress grades and final grades for the course (r2 = 0.58). About 50% of the students received a final grade equal to the early progress grades, and 27% received grades higher than the early progress grades. The greatest change in performance were students who received a “D” early progress grade; 60% of those students improved their final grade. Nearly 25% of the students received final grades lower than the early progress grades. Of students receiving failing early progress grades (12%), nearly 60% withdrew from the course and only 10% received passing final grades.

“ROLL OF STUDY HABITS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF DIFFERENT STREAMS OF B.ED., STUDENTS.”

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. P. SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Private Colleges ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Science Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Way

In the era of globalization and technological revolution, education plays vital role in the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable a person to increase the productivity of the nation and improve the quality of life. The social and economic development of a country is linked with student academic performance. The student performance plays an important role in producing best quality graduates who will become great leaders and give manpower for a country thus are responsible for the country’s economic and social development. (Ali et. al., 2009). The present study was carried out to determine the role of study habits on academic achievement of B.Ed. students of different streams. A sample of 400 B.Ed. students was taken from two govt. colleges and two private colleges of Bhiwani and Palwal district. Results indicate that a positive correlation exists between academic achievement and study habits, science students are better than commerce and arts students in their study habits. Female science students are even better than male science students. A students learning is determined by the grade a student earns for a period of learning. Greater the grade of the student means that the student has learned a lot and hence, greater the academic achievement of the student. Academic achievement of the student is not related with only one variable. Academic achievement of the student is also related with age, year level, parents’ educational attainment, social status, number of siblings, birth order, IQ, gender, study attitude and study habits. Personal and environmental factors are responsible for academic achievement. Many studies say that learning is better acquired and mastered as soon as the learner attends to it. Gestalt psychology mentions the Law of Proximity referring to the way in which he tends to form groups according to the way they are spaced, with the nearer one’s being grouped together (Tria. et. al., 1998). As applied to learning, this refers to the closeness in space or in time. Further more, it explains why it is easier to remember recent events and hence more easily joined with the interest of the present in a common, Gestalt (Tria. et.al., 1998). In learning process, immediate and continuous drill work tend to enhance better academic achievement.

scholarly journals Parents’ Occupational Background and Student Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Adedapo Atolagbe ◽  
Olayiwola Oparinde ◽  
Haliru Umaru
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
State Government ◽  
School Setting ◽  
School Students ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Occupational Background ◽  
Better Than

This study examined the effects of the occupational background of parents on the academic performance of public secondary school students in the Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The simple random technique was used to select 200 students from 18 high schools in the metropolis. The results of their state government conducted promotion examinations to the final grade were used to measure academic performance. The findings revealed a significant relationship between parents’ occupational background and the academic performance of students in the Osogbo metropolis. Students with working parents who earn regular salaries and work in offices, especially within the school setting, perform better than those with parents who are not working or who earn an irregular income. Also, students whose parents work in offices and in school settings perform better than those who have parents working outside of office or school settings. Students whose parents’ work closes late or are always away on long journeys showed lower performance than those whose parents are always available at home. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government schools ensure regular payment of salaries and emoluments to various categories of income earners so that they could complement government efforts by providing schools’ student needs.

scholarly journals Civil Religion or Nationalism? The National Day Celebrations in Norway

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Pål Ketil Botvar
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
General Population ◽  
Civil Religion ◽  
Religious Nationalism ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Way

The Norwegian National Day (17 May, also referred to as Constitution Day) stands out as one of the most popular National Day celebrations in Europe. According to surveys, around seven out of every 10 Norwegians take part in a public celebration during this day. This means that the National Day potentially has an impact on the way people reflect upon national identity and its relationship to the Lutheran heritage. In this paper, I will focus on the role religion plays in the Norwegian National Day rituals. Researchers have described these rituals as both containing a significant religious element and being rather secularized. In this article, I discuss the extent to which the theoretical concepts civil religion and religious nationalism can help us understand the role of religion, or the absence of religion, in these rituals. Based on surveys of the general population, I analyze both indicators of civil religion and religious nationalism. The two phenomena are compared by looking at their relation to such items as patriotism, chauvinism, and xenophobia. The results show that civil religion explains participation in the National Day rituals better than religious nationalism.

scholarly journals 136 Reflections on the foundational scientific knowledge of undergraduate animal science students: a three-year study

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 79-79
Author(s):  
Lauren R Thomas ◽  
Jeremy G Powell ◽  
Elizabeth B Kegley ◽  
Kathleen Jogan
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
Muscle Foods ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
Percentage Points

Abstract In 2015, the University of Arkansas Department of Animal Science developed a strategy for assessing student-learning outcomes within its undergraduate teaching program. The first recognized outcome states that students will demonstrate foundational scientific knowledge in the general animal science disciplines of physiology, genetics, nutrition, muscle foods, and production animal management. Subsequently, a 58-item assessment tool was developed for direct assessment of student knowledge—focusing primarily on freshmen and senior students. Over the past 3 academic calendar years, 381 students (196 freshmen, 48 sophomores, 19 juniors, 113 seniors, 5 graduates) were assessed, either during an introduction to animal science course or by appointment with outgoing seniors majoring in animal science. Scores were categorized using demographic data collected at the beginning of the assessment tool. Comparison categories included academic class, major, and general student background (rural or urban). Data analysis were performed using the Glimmix procedure of SAS, with student serving as the experimental unit and significance set at P ≤ 0.05. Generally speaking, animal science majors performed better (P < 0.01) than students from other majors, and students with a rural background performed better (P < 0.01) than their urban-backgrounded peers. Overall, senior assessment scores averaged 23-percentage points greater (P < 0.01) than freshmen assessment scores, and the average scores for freshmen and seniors were 43% and 66% respectively. In regards to student performance within each discipline, there was an average improvement of 24 percentage points between freshmen and seniors in all of the measured disciplines except for muscle foods, which only saw a 10-percentage point improvement between the two classes. While the overall improvement in scores is indicative of increased student knowledge, the department would like to see greater improvement in all discipline scores for seniors majoring in animal science.

scholarly journals An evaluation of the Kemtek 1000 sample processor

1988 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Wheeler ◽  
Linzi Waiters
Keyword(s):  
Probe System ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Accuracy Speed ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Way

The Kemtek 1000 Sample Processor has been evaluated for precision, accuracy, speed and reliability. Precision was better than 1.0% at all volumes tested and accuracy within ±5%. A l00-tube assay could be set up within 15 min when patient specimens plus two reagents were sampled using a two probe system. Carry-over could be reduced to <0.01% by using a sufficient number of wash steps, the latter being related to the assay requirements. Evidence was found for adsorption of protein to the probe tubing but inaccuracies due to this could be reduced by introducing wash steps between samples. Problems over 12 months have been minor and quickly resolved. The authors were pleased with the way the processor performed and their staffhave confidence in leaving it to set up their assays.

scholarly journals A Study of the Correlation of the Improvement of Teaching Evaluation Scores Based on Student Performance Grades

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Yuan Chen ◽  
Shu-Yin Wang ◽  
Yi-Fang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Teaching Evaluation ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Teaching Evaluations ◽  
Evaluation Scores ◽  
Final Grades ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of the study is to explore the influence of teaching evaluations on teachers in that they might try to please their students by giving higher grades in order to get higher teaching evaluation scores. To achieve this purpose, the study analyzed the correlations between teaching evaluation scores, student’s final grades and course fail rates, and it also examined whether students’ final scores and course fail rates are important predictors of teaching evaluation scores. The study used teaching evaluation scores and students’ final grades of the courses offered in the fall term of academic year 2014 and the spring term of academic year 2015 in one university in Taiwan as research samples. The results showed that both student’s final grades and course fail rates are predictors of teaching evaluation scores. There is a positive correlation between teaching evaluation scores and students’ final grades, and a negative correlation between teaching evaluation scores and course fail rates. Based on the findings, the study inferred that the implementation of teaching evaluations may influence teachers to give better grades and lower course requirements to please their students in order to get higher teaching evaluation scores.

Using 10-K Text to Gauge Financial Constraints

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Bodnaruk ◽  
Tim Loughran ◽  
Bill McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Financial Constraint ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Low Correlation ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Firm Attributes ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

AbstractMeasuring the extent to which a firm is financially constrained is critical in assessing capital structure. Extant measures of financial constraints focus on macro firm characteristics such as age and size, variables highly correlated with other firm attributes. We parse 10-K disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) using a unique lexicon based on constraining words. We find that the frequency of constraining words exhibits very low correlation with traditional measures of financial constraints and predicts subsequent liquidity events, such as dividend omissions or increases, equity recycling, and underfunded pensions, better than widely used financial constraint indexes.

scholarly journals No news is better than evil news. Clearing up the way to face Alternative Archaeologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Jaime Almansa Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Public Archaeology ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Professional Discipline ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Interpretation ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Way

While Archaeology started to take form as a professional discipline, Alternative Archaeologies grew in several ways. As the years went by, the image of Archaeology started being corrupted by misconceptions and a lot of imagination, and those professionals that were claiming to be scientists forgot one of their first responsibilities; the public. This lack of interest is one of the reasons why today, a vast majority of society believes in many clichés of the past that alternative archaeologists have used to build a fictitious History that is not innocent at all. From UFOs and the mysteries of great civilizations to the political interpretation of the past, the dangers of Alternative Archaeologies are clear and under our responsibility. This paper analyzes this situation in order to propose a strategy that may make us the main characters of the popular imagery in the mid-term. Since confrontation and communication do not seem to be effective approaches, we need a change in the paradigm based on Public Archaeology and the increase of our presence in everyday life.

scholarly journals THE SCORPIONS LOSE THEIR STING: Challenges to incorporation of the DSO into the SAPS

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Minnaar
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
New South ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
South African Police Service ◽  
Direct Contrast ◽  
South African Police ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Better Than ◽  
The Way

While it would appear that the motivations to incorporate the Directorate of Special Operations (DSO) or Scorpions into a new South African Police Service directorate are largely politically driven, there are a number of practical obstacles standing in the way of a ‘smooth’ incorporation. Foremost among these is the manner of operations of the Scorpions, the way that they investigate certain crimes by means of prosecution-led teams, and their more effective use of intelligence-driven crime information. This is diametrically opposed to the SAPS investigation modus operandi, which is largely reactive. Furthermore, many of the Scorpions investigators, representing as they do a vast pool of built up experience and expertise, do not want to serve in the SAPS under the latter’s investigating regime. Other sticking points would be the fact that they are paid infinitely better than SAPS detectives, are better funded and resourced, have a far lighter case load (and one shared in a team) – all in direct contrast to members of the SAPS.

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