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  2. University student retention - Wikipedia

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    The level of course taken (for example, whether Calculus I or Precalculus) is less of a predictor of persistence at university than the grade earned in the mathematics class taken. [4] This consideration is important for students who might, for example, have earned a passing AP Calculus AB score of "3" (as opposed to a higher score).

  3. Student engagement - Wikipedia

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    The J. Erik Jonsson Community School (3 year-old-5th grade) in Dallas, TX has a simple formula for success: "Powerful Pedagogy + trusting relationships = student engagement" (Journal of Staff Development, 2008). The majority of research is done is early education (Pre-School-5th), but this sentiment rings equally true in higher education.

  4. Persistence (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Persistence(PS) is a key personality trait identified by psychiatrist C. Robert Cloninger in his Psychobiological Model of Personality. [1] It describes an individual's propensity to remain motivated, resilient and goal-driven in the face of challenges and difficulties they may encounter whilst carrying out tasks and working towards goals.

  5. Academic achievement - Wikipedia

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    Academic achievement or academic performance is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has attained their short or long-term educational goals. Completion of educational benchmarks such as secondary school diplomas and bachelor's degrees represent academic achievement.

  6. Learned industriousness - Wikipedia

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    Learned helplessness is a term to explain a specific pattern of behavior that occurs in both animals and humans. When an animal or human is consistently exposed to an aversive condition (pain, unpleasant noise, etc.) and is unable to escape this condition, that animal or human will become helpless and stop attempting escape.

  7. Perseverative cognition - Wikipedia

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    Perseverative cognition impacts several parts of life. Another article [19] talks about how poor sleep could happen when one had perseverative cognition. The article uses the term mind wandering to talk about “persistent and repetitive” thoughts [20] and correlates with other mental disorders. Perseverative cognition can affect more than ...

  8. 50 common hyperbole examples to use in your everyday life

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    You may have vague recollections of hyperbole from high school English or Language Arts class es.Or, perhaps you’re a seasoned writer looking to add more hyperbole examples to your arsenal.

  9. The Seven Sins of Memory - Wikipedia

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    For example, a person sees a crime being committed by a redheaded man. Subsequently, after reading in the newspaper that the crime was committed by a brown-haired man, the witness "remembers" a brown-haired man instead of a redheaded man. Loftus and Palmer's work into leading questions is an example of such suggestibility.