El presente proyecto fue desarrollado al identificar la necesidad de los estudiantes universitarios con respecto a contar con un servicio que pueda brindarle herramientas que le ayuden a mejorar sus resultados académicos, además de desarrollar competencias que puedan ser de ayuda para potenciar su empleabilidad, sobre todo para alumnos que se encuentran en búsqueda de prácticas y oportunidades laborales. Teniendo esto en cuenta, se ha desarrollado esta idea de negocio que se enfoca en reunir estas herramientas en una app que permita a estudiantes universitarios acceder a estas. La propuesta tiene el nombre de wiLearn, que representa la idea de un aprendizaje en conjunto.  wiLearn de enfoca en un mercado compuesto por estudiantes universitarios de 18 a años, pertenecientes al NSE A y B que buscan mejorar su rendimiento académico y complementar sus conocimientos para aumentar su nivel de empleabilidad. Para validar este proyecto, se han realizado diversos experimentos que comprueben la viabilidad de la idea de negocio. Además, se ha analizado financieramente para determinar la rentabilidad, los requerimientos para el desarrollo de esta idea de negocio y, sobre todo, dar a conocer esta nueva alternativa de refuerzo académico y profesional. / This project was created by the need for college students' concerns, which focuses on services that can help them improve their academic results and develop skills that can enhance their employability, internships, and most importantly, job opportunities. Thus, by keeping in mind the students' concerns, a new business idea has been developed to strategically bring these tools together in an application (App) to facilitate students' access to assist them with their needs.  Furthermore, the name of this proposal App is wiLearn, which represents teamwork learning. wiLearn focuses on a market made for 18-year-old college students from NSE A and B who seek to improve their academic performance and improve their knowledge to increase their employability level. Lastly, in order to validate this project, various experiments have been implemented to verify the business idea's viability. Additionally, a deeply financial analysis was developed to determine the cost-effectiveness and the requirements for developing this business idea. Therefore, it will allow how to publicize this new alternative of academic and professional reinforcement. / Trabajo de investigación

This study aims at investigating the managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools in the Mamaila circuit, Limpopo province. The focus is on the managerial imperatives of teen mothers that principal must fulfil; the experiences of principals that have teen mothers in their school; the ability of the principals to fulfil these managerial imperatives; and the kinds of support principals give teen mothers. The study was informed by the legal framework entrenched in Chapter 2 (Bill of Rights) of the Constitution of South Africa, especially such concepts as equality, human dignity, security, the interest of the child, the right to basic education and the safety of learners. In South Africa it is illegal to expel pregnant girls in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (hereafter Constitution) (RSA, 1996a). Schoolgirls who become pregnant are allowed to return to school after giving birth (Kaufman, De Wet and Stadler, 2001:147). The learner pregnancy policy (DoBE, 2007) puts obligations to principals to deal with each case confidentially (i.e. to respect the human dignity of the learner); to support the learner by encouraging her to continue with education prior to and after the delivery of the baby; to put in place appropriate mechanisms to deal with unfair discrimination, hate speech or harassment that may arise. The findings have revealed that most of the principals are not aware of the departmental policy on learner pregnancy, but they acknowledge that it is unconstitutional to expel a pregnant learner. Principals find it difficult to liaise with learners who are on maternity leave in terms of giving them school tasks as advocated by the learner pregnant policy (DoBE, 2007). Learners who are entitled to receive a child-support grant disrupt school on the social grant payday by queuing for permission to go to local pay points. Principals also experience late-coming and absenteeism from teen mothers due to a lack of reliable people to care for their babies during the school day. The performance of teen mothers deteriorates due to the household chores of taking care of the baby and having no time to attend extralessons or afternoon study sessions at school. The study has also revealed that principals engage the local clinics officials to present pregnancy awareness with the learners as a way of educating them. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

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DEd (Curriculum Studies) / College students in Zimbabwe were facing many challenges in adopting proper dietary patterns which promote learning. This study sought to establish the impact of Socio-Economic factors and dietary patterns in particular on the academic performance of college students in Zimbabwe. The study established challenges that were faced by college students in making choices of dietary patterns that promote learning. Factors that influence choice of dietary patterns for college students were established in this study. The case study was Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic College in Zimbabwe with a population of 206 students and a sample of 102 participants was purposively selected. A mixed-methods research, using quantitative and qualitative approaches was employed and questionnaires, interviews, observation and document analysis were used to collect data. Findings are presented from both questionnaire and interview data in combination, with interview data playing the role of supplementing quantitative findings and probing detailed information. Quantitative data was analysed using the IBM SPSS Version 23.0 while qualitative data was coded into themes and synthesised into quantitative data to support or refute quantitative data. Research indicates that diet quality and overall health status of college students are among the prominent factors which contribute to poor student academic performance worldwide. The experiences and perceptions held by the college students and cooks were investigated. The main study findings showed that if students follow proper dietary patterns they may perform well in their studies since relationship between nutrition and academic work lies on the notion that a healthy body is able to maintain a healthy mind, which suggests that certain risk factors for a physically ill-health are also risk factors for cognitive impairment. This study made recommendations for dietary patterns that promote learning in academic domains. It also developed a model valuable for dietary patterns. / `

Online-Self-Assessments werden zunehmend als Instrumente der niederschwelligen Studienberatung eingesetzt. Mittels einer fachbezogenen Testbearbeitung durch angehende Studierende im Internet mit anschließender Rückmeldung der Testergebnisse, sollen selbstregulierte Studienselektionsprozesse angestoßen und Studienabbruch vermieden werden. Zur qualitativen Überprüfung bestehender Online-Self-Assessments, wurde eine systematische Literaturrecherche im deutschsprachigen Raum durchgeführt, um Angaben über die Aussagekraft für den Studienerfolg machen zu können. Hierbei wurden 19 valide Untersuchen aus 5 Hochschulen, die bis Dezember 2016 erschienen, identifiziert und ausgewertet. Im Leistungsbereich erwiesen sich das schlussfolgernde Denken, als Facette der allgemeinen Intelligenz, und die mathematische Fachkompetenz, als Kombination von Intelligenz und Vorwissen, als gute Indikatoren bei der Vorhersage von Studienerfolg. Im Persönlichkeitsbereich ist die Messung von Leistungsmotivation, Selbstwirksamkeit, Stressbewältigung, Fachinteresse und realistischen Erwartungen an das Studium gewinnversprechend. Eine deutliche Steigerung der prädiktiven Aussagekraft kann durch die Kombination beider Messbereiche zu einem Gesamt-Assessment erfolgen. Abschließend werden die Limitationen diskutiert und ein Forschungsausblick gegeben.

In diesem Artikel wird die Bedeutung von Selbstmanagement als Schlüsselkompetenz in der Studieneingangsphase diskutiert. Basierend auf dem Modell von Kehr (2005) wird die Entwicklung eines internetbasierten Instrumentes zur Messung von Selbstmanagement (Dresdner SM) vorgestellt. Die Eignung dieses Testes wurde in einer Onlinetestung mit Studierenden der TU Dresden (N=195) überprüft. Es zeigen sich mittlere Zusammenhänge mit Studienerfolgskriterien. Ebenso wird der Zusammenhang zwischen Testung und Training im Fall von Selbstmanagement beleuchtet. Die Limitationen der Studie werden besprochen. / In this paper the key importance of self-management in first-year college achievement is examined. Based on the model of Kehr (2005) this study reports the development of an internet-based instrument measuring self-management in students (Dresdner SM). Students from diverse study fields at the TU Dresden (N=195) responded to that scale in an online assessment. Self-management was found to be a proper predictor for academic performance. Likewise the connection between testing and training in the case of self-management is elucidated. Limitations are discussed.

Der vorliegende Vortrag dokumentiert die Entwicklung eines Marketingkonzepts für den Elektrotechnik- (ET) Studiengang der TU Dresden. Das Konzept wurde im Rahmen des Studienerfolgprojektes Online-Self-Assessment („OSA“) erarbeitet. Das Ziel bestand darin, Faktoren zu definieren, die potentiell erfolgreiche Studierende für das Studium in Dresden anziehen können. Zu diesem Zweck wurden verschiedene Informationsquellen gesichtet und eine Literaturrecherche durchgeführt. Insgesamt ergab die Recherche elf Faktoren, die drei Clustern zugeordnet werden konnten. Die gefundenen Faktoren entsprachen inhaltlich dem Anforderungsprofil eines erfolgreichen ET-Studierenden aus dem OSA-Projekt. Limitierungen der Rechercheergebnisse werden diskutiert. Die Metapher „Planwagen vs. Hefeweizen“ wird zusammenfassend verwendet, um die Botschaft des Marketingkonzepts zu transportieren. Weitere Anwendungen des Konzepts werden abschließend dargestellt.

Thesis (PhD. (Education)) --University of Limpopo, 2017. / South Africa has embarked on the official inclusion of school-based assessment in all subjects for transforming once-off pen and paper testing to redress the past rigid, norm-referenced, unreliable and non-transparent discriminative educational assessment in schools. The introduction does not only aim at offering constant constructive feedback to learners to improve performance, but it also assists teachers to diagnose, facilitate and improve on their assessment methods, to report learner performance to relevant stakeholders like parents, schools, districts and lastly national departments of education and to inform teaching and more assessments. Over and above it forms 25% of the total mark for all subjects in further education and training including Grade 12. There is compelling empirical evidence that school-based assessment positively influences the performance of learners in large scale assessments. In spite of its significance, the school-based assessment of literature set-works has received scant attention in secondary schools. Despite the local and international interest and implementation of school-based assessment nowadays, its administration in South Africa schools still remains a challenge. This study therefore followed an interpretive qualitative approach to respond to the question: What are the experiences of English first additional language teachers in assessment of literature set-works in secondary schools in Limpopo province? The teacher self-efficacy theory guided this study. It was not only used to substantially explain the stature of a literature teacher, but also to generate strategies to promote teacher flexibility and application of assessment practices in English first additional language. The theoretical and practical implications of self-efficacy theory are discussed in terms of their relevance to both the literature teacher and school-based assessment expectations. Multiple qualitative data collection methods of focus group interviews, openended questionnaires, documents and field notes were employed to strengthen findings in a natural setting. Respondents were selected through the purposive sampling. Five districts of Limpopo province were sampled for this study: four focus group interviews were conducted, 139 open-ended questionnaires were returned and documents relevant to answering the research question were analysed. Data were transcribed and then analysed by the Tesch (1990) method (as in Creswell 1994) of qualitative data analysis and constant comparison method. Teachers operating in the assessment of English first additional language have acknowledged the importance of school-based assessment, moderation and literature set-works, however they still feel literature assessment in schools does not receive the attention it deserves. The qualitative data revealed that teachers face various challenges in the implementation of school-based assessment of literature set-works. Most teachers through their responses still face challenges of time, resources and curriculum advisory support, inability to design their own literature set-works tasks, learner illiteracy and lack of teacher efficacy. Moreover, teachers are keenly dependent on previously written question papers. Findings have further shown that teachers suffer the pressures of authorities who impose extra assessment work on them and the selected literature prescribed works that stay for too long in the curriculum – these comprise the programme of assessment. These findings, although they may not be generalised, might contribute to prospect future research and educational change in assessment of literature set-works in schools. Various recommendations have been made for educational stakeholders in further research prospects and future improvement on assessment of literature set-works in schools emphasizing the independence of English literature setworks

Cognitive ability has a strong and important relationship with academic performance. Numerous factors, however, affect a student’s performance, including among others; learning style, or the way in which students typically receive and process information, and learning strategies, or the level at which students approach learning and studying. Current studies are, however, divided in their findings regarding the relationship between learning styles and strategies and academic performance as well as the mediatory role they may play. The study sought to investigate the role of students’ learning styles and strategies in the relationship between cognitive ability and academic performance, in order to advance an understanding of the role that they play in this relationship. The study was conducted using a correlational research design within a cognitive psychology framework. Using convenience sampling, a total of 172 university students completed cognitive tests (Raven's Progressive Matrices and the Letter-N-Back) and a learning style and strategy survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM), specifically path analysis in combination with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), was then used to test relationships between constructs. Results from the first model suggest that higher cognitive abilities and the use of rehearsal (the surface learning strategy) each play a unique role in predicting academic performance (÷2 (67, N = 172) = 145.31, p < .001). It, in additio, seems as if various components of learning style and strategy do not predict academic performance at all. A refined model of the relationship between constructs confirmed this (÷2 (64, N = 172) = 70.51, p < .05). Learning styles along with the deep and metacognitive learning strategies were found to have no meaningful relation with academic performance. Cognitive abilities and rehearsal however were key predictors of performance. Mediation analysis further identified rehearsal as a mediator in the relationship between cognitive ability and academic performance (÷2 (65, N = 172) = 74.10, p >.05). Results show that cognitive ability indirectly affects academic performance through the surface learning strategy rehearsal). Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Psychology / unrestricted

This thesis aims at examining the relationship between single motherhood and the health and academic performance of children in different countries. It was geared toward understanding whether single motherhood has an impact or consequences on the health and academic performance of children. In order to attain this goal, this thesis was sub divided into three main parts (sections) namely; examining whether single motherhood has consequences on the health outcome of children, examining whether single motherhood has consequences on the academic performance of children and finally ascertaining the impact of single motherhood on children's health and academic performance in different economies (Sweden and Germany).  Furthermore, this study adopted the quantitative and cross-cultural approach where quantitative data was obtained across different countries. The Health Behaviour of School aged Children (HBSC) constituted the main source from which responses, respondents and data collection instrument was obtained.  After thorough statistical analysis, the regression mode was used to establish that single motherhood reduced the quality of health and academic outcome of children and thus reflecting a negative impact of single motherhood on the child's health and academic performance.  A cross comparison approach was used to ascertain the economies of Sweden and Germany and compared against the impact of single motherhood on the children's health and academic performance in these two countries. It was then revealed that the impact of single motherhood on children's health and academic performance was dire and common in Germany than Sweden. The study finally concluded that single motherhood negatively impacted the health and academic performance of children with varying impact in different economic context. / Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka förhållandet mellan ensamstående moderskap och barns hälsa och akademiska prestationer i olika länder. Det var inriktat på att förstå om ensamstående moderskap har en inverkan eller konsekvenser för barns hälsa och akademiska prestationer. För att uppnå detta mål delades denna uppsats upp i tre huvuddelar (avsnitt), nämligen; undersöka om ensamstående moderskap har konsekvenser för barns hälsoutfall, undersöka om ensamstående moderskap har konsekvenser för barns akademiska prestationer och slutligen fastställa effekterna av ensamstående moderskap på barns hälsa och akademiska resultat i olika ekonomier (Sverige och Tyskland). Vidare antog denna studie det kvantitativa och tvärkulturella tillvägagångssättet där kvantitativa data erhölls i olika länder. HBSC (Health Behavior of School Age Children) utgjorde den huvudsakliga källan från vilken svar, respondenter och datainsamlingsinstrument erhölls. Efter noggrann statistisk analys användes regressionsläget för att fastställa att ensamstående moderskap minskade barns hälsa och akademiska resultat och därmed återspeglade en negativ inverkan av ensamstående moderskap på barnets hälsa och akademiska prestationer. En tvärjämförelsestrategi användes för att fastställa ekonomierna i Sverige och Tyskland och jämfördes mot inverkan av ensamstående moderskap på barnens hälsa och akademiska prestationer i dessa två länder. Det avslöjades sedan att ensamstående moderskaps inverkan på barns hälsa och akademiska prestationer var hemskt och vanligt i Tyskland än Sverige. Undersökningen drog slutligen slutsatsen att ensamstående moderskap påverkade barns hälsa och akademiska prestationer negativt i olika ekonomiska sammanhang.