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Do Immigrant students perform better academically than U.S born students?

by mohammed.ali3 Posted on October 7, 2011

• What area of interest/research question do you wish to explore through a research study design?

I want to find out if immigrant students perform better academically than U.S born students.

• What variables or concepts are you looking to observe and/or manipulate?

I want to observe the academic performance by the two groups. For example: the weighted grade point average (GPA) of the groups.

• What type of design would best suit your research question? (Experimental, Correlational, etc)

I believe, correlational study would be best suited.

• What research method would you use to conduct your experiment? (Survey, case study, naturalistic observation, lab experiment, etc.)

I would use case study or survey to experiment the two groups.

• Give a hypothesis about what you think you might find.

I believe, immigrant students perform better in school than U.S born. Immigrant students are more focused and determined because they realize the opportunity they have been given to study in U.S.Therefore, immigrant students are more mentally strong and focused in school to performance with higher potential than U.S born students.

• What might be the benefits and implications of this study? In other words, who would gain from it?

The benefit of this case would acknowledge U.S born students that they have been also, given an opportunity to study in one of the most advance country in the world. Not many people in the world get that opportunity. Hopefully, it will make U.S born students more serious at school and performance better academically.

• Please reflect on the process of designing this experiment. What were the challenges you faced? Was this more/less difficult than you expected? How?

I did not find it difficult at all. I compared the GPA of friends, those who were U.S born vs. Immigrant. Then, I calculated the mean of GPA of the both groups. I found out that my Immigrant friends had a higher mean.   school than U.S born students?

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HELLO! by: Mohammed Ali

by mohammed.ali3 Posted on September 21, 2011

My name is Mohammed Ali. I am a transfer student from Lehman College. I am supposed to be a junior right now, but all my transfer credits were not accepted. Therefore, I am a sophomore. I plan to major in accounting. My favorite courses are subjects related to math because I like solving problems and dealing with numbers. In addition, I am drawn to courses in entrepreneurship due to my desire to open my own business. The student body in Baruch College is very diverse and I enjoy interacting with students from different background. Also, I like international food and I enjoy watching the show, “No reservation”. There is a link below and you can see all the episodes for free so feel free to check it out. :)PEACE!

 

http://www.1channel.ch/tv-9555-Anthony-Bourdain-No-Reservations

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posted on Nov 1, 2011, on the post Who am I vs Who I was

"Hey, I like your post. I plan to open a restaurant in the future. Do you like the show, "No Reservation"? There is a link in my post where you can see the episodes for free. Enjoy."
posted on Sep 21, 2011, on the post Hello! =]