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To be honest, the biggest problem for most undergraduate students, in terms of academic writing, is not only adapting to a far more _______ and formal style, but also learning how to ascertain the difference between important, _______ information and unnecessary, or even irrelevant ________. In my experience, I would say it takes students their first year, if not longer, to _________  what is required and to start to implement those requirements in their writing. What they really should be doing, if they are struggling with written _______, is to seek help from the _______ support services which are available at the University.

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An important question about education is, then, why do some types of students achieve success easily and others struggle to do well? Well, one theory is that there is a ________ reason for academic achievement. What I mean by that is, a certain innate, measurable level of ________. Another frequently discussed theory is environmental factors, such as the effect of home and family upbringing. A final reason is related to the teaching and learning _______  within educational institutions, and the way it is organized, administered and ________.