Abstract
This study studies the relationship of corporal punishment and the academic performance of students in grades 1 - 9 in Taiwan. There are many research studies examining corporal punishments in the K-12 setting worldwide, but only a few studies have specifically examined the relationship between corporal punishment and academic performance. This study aims to better understand the relationships between the frequency of corporal punishment, the attribution by the students towards the reasons of the punishments, and the actual academic performance of the students.

Contents:
Abstract
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Corporal Punishment of Students in the United States
Corporal Punishment of Students in the Far East
Limitation, delimitations, assumptions
Chapter 2:
Literature Review
Chapter 3:
Methodology
Research Questions
Data Source
Sampling and Population Method
Strength and Limitation of Sampling Method
Data Analysis

From the Paper
"These cases of corporal punishment (or CP) on children demonstrates the gravity of the issue. These studies raise questions concerning the relationship between corporal punishment of children and adverse outcomes, such as anti-social behavior, as well as other issues (Magrid 1990; Strauss, 2001; Gaffney, 1997; Hicnchey, 2003).
Western educational experts argue that the long-term costs of corporal punishment outweigh any short-term benefit that might be gained by its application. The effects of corporal punishment may last for years, and the family, the local community, and society at large pay the price for teachers' actions. Beatings and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatments potentially affect both the physical well-being and the psyche of those who are punished (Gaffney 1997, Andero 2002)."

Tags:Taiwan

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In this article the writer notes that explanatory style is a cognitive personality variable that reflects the habitual manner in which people explain the causes of bad events that befall them. The writer further points out that researchers believe that attributional style can help provide a better understanding of behaviors and consequences that affect one's performance and actions. This research aims to use this theory together with other variables and correlate this with students' GPAs, to see what factors interact or are able to predict academic performance. The writer highlights that before this takes place, however, it is important to understand the students and some of the problems and stresses that they face, so that their academic performance and how they react to certain issues can be better understood.

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"Stress is generally a good thing as all individuals must have some stress to survive. However, when students have too much stress in their lives or the stress is perceived as being a negative event then psychological and physical impairments can sometimes be seen. There are ways that students can reduce stress in school but they have to work at what they are doing and learn how to get enough social support, enough time for leisure and enjoyment, and manage their time correctly. If students are not able to meet any type of personal need through different leisure activities or hobbies they may feel as though the stress that they must deal with in classes and during exams is actually much stronger than what it really is."

Tags:student, stress, achievement, anxiety

Abstract
One of the most heated point of contention within school districts currently is the variable effects of school size, school funding and student performance. There are costs and benefits associated with school size and especially class size and those issues affect school funding, as it is largely accepted that less schools, therefore larger schools equals less cost overall. Yet, the concern in any district is the trade off associated with increasing the size of the student body and therefore almost assuredly increasing the class size and the student to teacher ratio. Mississippi schools are not alone in their quest to find an answer to this growing dilemma. A review of current literature assists educators in a greater understanding of the inherent problems and solutions offered for both increasing school size and decreasing or maintaining current status. This analysis assesses the current state of information on the interrelated issues of student body size, school costs and academic performance. A short summary of the conclusive evidence within the literature, shows that there is a growing trend to determine just what the best size is for secondary schools. The overwhelming evidence is in favor of smaller schools that incorporate the use of many interdisciplinary tools and use careful coordination to ensure that diversity remains within the school curriculum. Researchers from all over the spectrum are searching for ways to determine the best possible results for all students within the compulsory education system and the focal point could just be the very question this paper asks: How much does school size affect cost and student success?

From the Paper
"Not only does Roellke suggest that smaller schools are just as effective as larger schools on the issue of curriculum and that there are possibilities that can be offered only by smaller schools, he also contends that smaller schools are the best trying ground for curricular improvement efforts. "Lower enrollments allow for such engaging and meaningful instructional practices, suggesting that small schools are ideal sites for curriculum reform efforts." (Roellke 1996) Roellke also stresses that some of the ways in which smaller high schools offer greater curricular diversity than they might have in the past, is through the implementation of greater collaborative efforts and also the use of technological advances. Roellke is one of many researchers making the connection between school size and curricular diversity a less important factor through further investigation."

Tags:OTE, curriculum

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This paper researches the effects that extracurricular activities can have on a student's studies. It highlights the impact that the parents and community wellbeing has on the overall implementation of extracurricular activities as well as how the different abilities one develops through the extracurricular activity programs can enhance the approach towards academic performances. The paper's purpose is to identify whether, through the instruction of interpersonal abilities, constrictive inter-reliance, individual responsibility, and group management, extracurricular activity programs help or hinder the overall student performance levels; help group cooperation and promotion; help or hinder in making students more comfortable and self-assured; help or hinder in promoting individual input and brilliance; help or hinder in making the comprehension of difficult or intricate subject matter easier; and help or hinder in promoting team awareness and spirit. It also includes a literature review of the subject.

Outline:
Introduction
Impact of extracurricular activities and its effects on student achievement and community factors
Impact of extracurricular activities funding disparities and educational leadership on student performances

From the Paper
''The issue of whether there exists a linkage between extracurricular activities and student achievement has had mixed results in the general or the legal literature on educational financing (Banks & Li, 2000; Diamond, 2006; Iconis, 2003; McCoy, 2005; Okpala et al, 2000; Romeo, 2004; Towns, 2001; Uline, 2000). This leaves case studies to, study by study; begin to develop an answer to this question. This section will review available case studies which suggest, directly or indirectly, that extracurricular activities contribute to student success or other optimal factors. One of the problems facing extracurricular activities studies is that funding itself cannot be taken for granted. U.S. public schools face numerous fundamental structure challenges involving maintaining the mere physical and mechanical requirements that come with initiating or maintaining a setup of different extracurricular activities like sports or music, without taking into consideration whether or not additional activities could improve student academic achievement. For example, one study found that most schools in most states will have to find a way to develop and maintain the various technological advancements within different spheres of sports and minimum academic grade-requirements for all students taking part in extracurricular activities so as to encourage a higher school or college attendance (Uline, 2000).''

Tags:education, challenges, academic

Abstract
This paper discusses how the explanatory style is a cognitive personality variable that reflects the habitual manner in which people explain the causes of bad events that befall them. According to the paper, researchers believe that attributional style can help provide a better understanding of behaviors and consequences that affect one's performance and actions. The paper further discusses how tests of this relationship have spanned a wide variety of achievement settings including academic, health, athletic, and work settings, and how some of the problems and stresses affect performance, focusing primarily on academics.

Contents:
Chapter One
Performance
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Research Hypothesis
Scope and Limitation of the Study
Definition of Terms
Overview of the Study
Chapter Two
Review of Related Literature
Chapter Three
Methodology
Identification of Subjects
Implementing the Study
Gathering and Analyzing Data
Chapter Four
Data Analysis
Chapter Five
Summary, Recommendations, and Conclusions

From the Paper
"For African Americans, ethnic identity and cultural racism significantly predict life satisfaction (Utsey et al, 2002). The study conducted by Utsey et al (2002) dealt with how African Americans felt about the culture and ethnicity that they belonged to, whether they felt they had been the victims of racism during their lifetimes, and also looked at how satisfied they were with their lives. Those that were less comfortable with their ethnicity and those that had been victimized by racism had lower quality of life scores than those that were comfortable and did not feel as though they had been victims. The higher the victimization score, the lower the quality of life score for these individuals.
Phinney, Cantu, and Kurtz (1997) state that having a poorly developed racial identity can lead to depression, a lack of comfort with oneself, and many other emotional problems that can be avoided when racial identity development theory is more clearly understood. On the other hand, having a racial identity that is well developed and that one is very comfortable with produces the opposite effects. While this is not an overly surprising insight, it is important that the correlation be noticed and recognized as something that should be studied and understood more clearly. This understanding of the link between racial identity and well-being has its roots in counseling psychology. By understanding the process of the development of racial identity, counselors felt they could begin to better understand pathology among black patients. Similarly, in investigating life satisfaction among African Americans, researchers (Utsey et al, 2002; Phinney et al, 1997) theorized that they must be attuned to cultural differences. There are significant potential dangers when researchers are unable to incorporate culture as a variable. Without a good understanding of cultural differences, it is possible for behavior to be misunderstood and even pathologized."

Tags:satisfaction, education, GPA, scores, discrimination, racism, classmates, schooling, prejudice, heritage, academic, women, education

Abstract
Government at all levels, as well as the American public, has a right to know how well children are performing in the public education systems. This paper provides a review of the peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to identify methods to achieve academic improvement in the nation's schools. A summary of the research and salient findings are presented in the conclusion.

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"Since the passing of the No Child Left Behind legislation in 2001, colleges of education in the U.S. have made it a requirement that candidates take and pass either a state-sanctioned standardized examination or a national standardized exam called the Praxis Series, which is comprised of three levels of assessment (Lucas & Robinson, 2002). Further, it is certainly a measurement responsibility to engage these issues with users in order to understand and evaluate such implications of test design on teaching candidates (Cole & Willingham, 1997). A careful examination of the fairness issues in the design of The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers, is a good example of this principle (Dwyer & Ramsey, 1995)."

Tags:standardized, testing, exam, teacher

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The paper presents a literature review that studies whether regular alcohol consumption by undergraduate college students negatively affects grade point averages.

From the Paper
"It has long been recognized that excessive alcohol consumption has a negative impact on academic, interpersonal and work related activities. (Sullivan Risler) The research question posed herein is, do nightlife activities involving alcohol consumption influence academic performance among college undergraduates? The literature on this topic is drawn from the fields of sociology, psychology and education. The subject has been widely studied with various demographic subsets. The present study addresses the hypothesis that undergraduate college students who consume alcohol..."

Tags:college students, alcohol abuse, academic performance

Abstract
Although there is little doubt that divorce has a negative impact on the academic achievement of children, the underlying causes of diminished performance are not clearly understood. The following literature review examines a number of recent research studies to help understand potential underlying causes of poor academic performance in children of divorced parents.
Introduction
Literature Review
Conclusion
Bibliography

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"The divorce rate in the United States is rising at an alarming rate. Just after the Civil War, approximately 5% of marriages in the United States ended in divorce. The divorce rate increased to approximately 10% by the 1920s and approximately 35% by the mid 1960's. By 1990, the divorce rate in the United States had risen to 50%. In a span of 125 years, the divorce rate in the United States increased by 900%. These rising divorce rates have undoubtedly had a profound effect on children. In 1988, 15% of all children lived with a divorced or separated parent. Presently, more than one million children per year experience a parental divorce. In the 1960's, almost 90% of children lived in homes with two biological parents. By 1995, approximately 18.9 million children under the age of 18 lived with one."

Tags:separation, single, home, education, school

Abstract
This paper examines personality types and their relation to academic performance. The author looks at Jung's theory of personality, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test research. The paper also discusses student assessment tests, how different personality types excel at different subjects, and methods used to improve student performance.

From the Paper
"All academic achievements are related to the personality characteristic of the students. Yet, schools usually take into account only the academic achievement on basis of exam scores such as GRE, MCAT and SAT. Why do some students achieve success while others drop out? Some subjects are a piece of cake while others are difficult to tackle. All these questions are dependent upon the personality type and the motivation for the academic subject that the student has. There is a voluminous amount of research into how personality type affects learning and teaching styles in general. Most of the research in this area used the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, MBTI, to evaluate a person's personality preferences. In fact, the MBTI is used in the majority of studies that evaluate the effect of personality type on educational outcomes. It also has the advantage of being a measure that indicates personality type based on a person's preferences rather than on a clinical diagnosis and so is easy to administer."

Tags:jung, briggs, sat, classroom, mbti, myers, epimethean, promethean, trait, mcat, gre

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This paper explains that self-regulation, defined as self-generated thoughts, feelings, and actions for attaining academic goals, is a primary tool, according to this research, in determining efficacy in student development because it involves personal initiative, resourcefulness, persistence, and sense of responsibility, which are tools for self-motivation. The author points out that the research posits that self-regulatory approaches for studying may be particularly well-suited for attaining the goal of self-education throughout life. The paper relates that the researcher came up with a cyclical model that illustrates the dynamic process between the social and psychological processes involved in self-regulation; the cyclical model of self-regulated learning is an overlapping process in which one process may occur spontaneously with another process.

From the Paper
"Thus, Zimmerman conducts this research based on two grounds: (1) there has been little literature on the topic of self-regulation among students, especially when applied in the educational setting; and (2) the potential of self-regulation as the primary determinant that explains a student's academic performance and "learning ability". Using the method of structured and in-depth/focused interviews of students, data collection involved a sample of students, categorized into two groups: the academically successful and regular students. Analysis involved a content analysis of the interviews, where coding and codes are identified based on the dimensions of academic self-regulation, also identified by the author."

Tags:research, self-generated, tool, self-motivation, cyclical