Browsing by Subject "Academic performance"
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Ameliorating chartered accountants' training at a South African university : interventions for reform
(2014)The profession of chartered accountancy (CA) is critical to the economic, social and cultural development of South Africa. It has the potential to play a broader leadership role in the development of the financial skills ... -
The association between under-nutrition, school performance and perceptual motor functioning in first-grade South African learners: the North-West Child Health Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Early childhood is characterised by an immense spurt of growing and learning where under-nutrition can have adverse effects on the neuro-developmental health and school performance of children. A full ... -
The development and evaluation of positive psychological interventions aimed at happiness
(North-West University, 2012)One of the great challenges for positive psychology is that academics, researchers and authors are yet to reach agreement on the terminology, constructs and methodology of the various positive psychological concepts and ... -
Digital versatile disc as an information and communication technology variant to support geography teaching and learning
(North-West University, 2007)The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as supportive tool in teaching and learning within the framework of the radical change that Outcomes Based Education (OBE) has created, pervades and ... -
The empirical validity of an assessment battery for apprentice electrician students
(North-West University, 2008)Selection and selection procedures play a key role in the ability of organisations to compete successfully in the complex global and local environment. South Africa is experiencing a serious artisinal and technical skill ... -
Evaluating the Tomatis® Method in promoting effective self-regulation in university students
(2016)This study contributed to the exploration of the applicability, value and impact of the Tomatis® Method as an instrument in promoting effective self-regulation in university students through the improvement of listening ... -
Factors affecting low performance of junior learners in a developing country: Southern Region of Botswana
(The New Educational Review, 2017)The study was triggered as a result of declining performance of learners in Botswana and it was aimed at finding solutions that would enhance sound academic performance in junior secondary schools. A phenomenological design ... -
Fisieke aktiwiteitsvlakke, sedentêre gedrag en akademiese prestasie by Graad 7-leerders in Potchefstroom
(2016)Research reports that physical activity levels of children and adolescents have decreased in the past few decades. This decrease causes deep concern because physical activity plays an important role in a healthy lifestyle, ... -
Flourishing Interventions: A Practical Guide to Student Development
(Springer, 2014)This chapter presents a practical guide for the development of flourishing students. Flourishing is defined as a positive psychological state characterised by positive emotions, engagement, positive relationships, meaning ... -
Flourishing of students in a tertiary education institution in South Africa.
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between flourishing and academic performance (AP), life satisfaction (SWT), and positive affect (PA). A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was used on a ...