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Utility of Students' Fitness Levels to Predict Academic Achievement: A Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis
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Burstein, Mark – ProQuest LLC, 2013
California and many other states require students to pass an exit examination as a high school graduation requirement. Coupled with the exit examination requirement is school accountability to the state and the federal government. Despite academic interventions, many students continue to fail the exit examination resulting in not earning a…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10
From 6 to 163: The Chinese International Student Experience in a Time of Increased Enrollment at a University of California Campus
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Ramos, Adrian – ProQuest LLC, 2013
At UCSB the number of degree seeking undergraduate Chinese international students increased from 6 to 163 between 2010 and 2012. With such a controversial and much discussed topic of international student enrollment at U.S universities, this was the perfect time for me to interview Chinese international students. With the help of Kathy Charmaz'…
Descriptors: Asians, Foreign Students, Interviews, Statistical Analysis
A Study of the Physical Fitness Test in Relation to Demographics, Academic Achievement, and Students' Physical Fitness Perceptions
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Mobilia-Jones, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines the overall results of the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and the six fitness areas of the PFT, academic achievement, demographics and self perceptions and the potential impact on students' performance on the PFT. While academic expectations are increasing, the adolescent obesity rate is also increasing, producing a decline in the…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Physical Education, Obesity, International Schools