BACKGROUND Learning outcomes may be a result of several factors including the learning environment, students' predispositions, study efforts, cultural factors and approaches towards studying. This study examined the influence of demographic variables, education-related factors, and approaches to studying on occupational therapy students' Grade Point Average (GPA). METHODS Undergraduate occupa...

A discriminant analysis was conducted to investigate how an essay, a mathematics/science type of essay, a college scholastic ability test, and grade point average affect acceptance to a pre-med course at a Korean medical school. Subjects included 122 and 385 applicants for, respectively, early and regular admission to a medical school in Korea. The early admission examination was conducted in O...

The aim of the study was to investigate the relations between the background information of the graduates of Institute of Business and Information Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, and their academic performance in terms of their graduation CGPA. The outcome of the analyses revealed that CGPA of the graduates is affected by session, previous academic record, and gender of ...

the effect of teaching the learning and studying strategies on unsuccessful college students' development in urmia university of medical sciences     feizipour h [1] , zeinali a [2] *     received: 16 dec , 2012 accepted: 20 feb , 2013     abstract:   background & aims : educational failure is an important problem of most of the educational centers that needs urgent strategies. this study ...

Sleeping patterns have been one of the most essential aspects one’s lives, which also contribute to memorization and learning. However, undergraduate students seem underestimate importance sleep by skipping a night spend time on other works. As result, their academic performance is affected due poor quality. Thus, this study was conducted examine relationship between quality among in Sabah. Thi...

Abstract Objective Despite getting sufficient sleep being one of the most important things that we can do to keep our body and mind healthy, deprivation has become a major public health concern. This study aimed determine prevalence its associated factors among students Institute Health in Jimma University. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional was conducted from April 10 24 2019. Data w...

This retrospective study examined whether practice in computer-based tests (CBTs) in student registered nurse anesthetists improved scores on the National Certification Examination (NCE). A group of students with extensive practice in CBTs was compared with a group of students whose tests were administered primarily on paper. Groups were matched on age, grade point average (GPA), and gender (n ...

This study investigated whether parental racial socialization practices moderated the relation between racial discrimination in school and adolescents' educational outcomes. Using data from a longitudinal study of an economically diverse sample of 630 African American adolescents (mean age=14.5) from a major East Coast metropolis, the results revealed that cultural socialization attenuated the ...