Download or read book The Relationship Between Extracurricular Activities Involvement and Grades in College and Job Placement of Graduates written by Donald Dean Albrecht and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationship Between Extracurricular Activity Involvement and Student Success Among High School Students in Accelerated Academic Curricula written by Camille E. Hanks and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last few decades, a growing body of research has linked extracurricular activity participation with positive outcomes among high school students. Extracurricular activities often provide a rich environmental context for positive youth development, given that they provide opportunities for identity formation, the creation of interpersonal connections, and the development of social, emotional, academic, and/or career-related skills. However, there are no studies to date examining the relationship between extracurricular activity involvement and student outcomes among students enrolled in rigorous high school curricula (e.g., Advanced Placement [AP] and International Baccalaureate [IB]). The purpose of the current study was to extend the current understanding of the relationship between extracurricular activity involvement and academic and mental health outcomes for youth enrolled in AP and IB programs by investigating the levels of extracurricular activity participation among AP/IB students, and examining whether participation predicted student success in terms of academic and mental health outcomes. Given the increased academic demands faced by this group of students, this study aimed to also investigate the overscheduling hypothesis to see whether there was a curvilinear relationship between extracurricular activity involvement and student success (i.e., a point of diminishing return). In addition, this study examined whether the program type (i.e., AP or IB) moderated the relationship between extracurricular activity participation and student outcomes. Using data obtained from a larger research project led by Dr. Shannon Suldo and Dr. Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick (Institute of Education Science: R305A100911), results indicated that on average, AP and IB students (N= 2,379) reported being involved in 3-4 different extracurricular activity types and spent approximately 5-9 hours per week involved in extracurricular activities. Findings also revealed that compared to AP students, IB students participated in a greater number of types of activities (3.38 vs. 3.89) and more hours of activities per week (3.03 vs. 3.18, where “3” corresponds to 5-9 hours per week). Although a significant difference in the overall levels of involvement in extracurricular activities was observed between AP and IB students, these differences did not translate into differences in associations between extracurricular involvement and student outcomes. Finally, this study found significant linear associations between the breadth of extracurricular activity participation and higher levels of life satisfaction, lower levels of psychopathology, higher GPAs, and higher AP/IB exam scores. Significant linear relationships between the intensity of extracurricular activity participation and lower levels of psychopathology and higher GPAs were also observed. Regarding the overscheduling hypothesis, results from the current study found curvilinear relationships between breadth of participation and AP/IB exam scores and GPA, with optimal levels of breadth of 4.1 and 5.2 types of extracurricular activities, respectively. Moreover, curvilinear relationships were also observed between intensity of participation and students psychopathology and GPA, with optimal intensity scores of 3.2 and 3.3 (i.e., between the “5-9” and “10-19” hours per week response option categories), indicating that participation in 20 or more hours of activities per week was associated with diminishing outcomes. Implications of findings for school psychologists and educational stakeholders, as well as future directions for research are discussed.
Download or read book Exploring the Relationship Between Extracurricular Participation and Probability of Employment for High School Graduates written by Nitya Alen Joseph and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extracurricular activities are gaining more attention from educators and policy makers, as they are considered a means to increase academic achievement as well as to provide social and emotional enrichment. Research focused on participation in these activities and its possible link to various labor market outcomes tests whether extracurricular activities support one of the basic goals of education: to prepare a skilled labor force. This study examines the implications of participating in extracurricular activities during high school for a very specific population: high school graduates who do not immediately enroll in any type of post secondary education after high school. Within this population, extracurricular participants and non-participants are compared, on their likelihoods of being employed the year after finishing high school. This relationship is subdivided by five types of extracurricular activities a student participated in, specifically: athletics, leadership, arts, clubs, and academics activities. Of the five activities studied in this paper, participation in leadership extracurriculars is associated with the highest likelihood of being employed directly after completing high school for among these students. Participation in athletic extracurricular activities is negatively related to being employed directly after graduation for these students.
Download or read book Effects of Academic Achievement Extracurricular Involvement and Work Experience on Entry level Employment of College Graduates written by Barbara Hewitt and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extracurricular Involvement and Its Effect on Student Success and Student Satisfaction written by Danielle Schatschneider and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years, academic professionals have studied the effect of student engagement on the student experience. Multiple studies have provided evidence that students who are more heavily engaged tend to see better academic outcomes such as higher GPAs and higher retention rates. These studies, however, tend to look at engagement as a whole and/or center on academic engagement, and not on extracurricular engagement. In this paper, the relationship between student engagement and student success is examines, particularly in regards to engagement in extracurricular activities. First examined are the breadth and depth of student involvement and the correlation to student outcomes such as GPA, job placement and satisfaction ratings. Next, by classifying activities in to 1 of 11 classification types, the correlation between certain types of activities and the outcomes listed above are examined. Certain types of activities tended to correlate more strongly with certain outcomes, where other types of involvement do not tend to correspond with strong outcomes in any success measure.
Download or read book Student Engagement and Achievement in American Secondary Schools written by Fred M. Newmann and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1985 the federal government funded two 5-year centres to conduct research on effective schools. Student Engagement and Achievement in American Secondary Schools presents the findings of one of these studies, as carried out by the National Center of Effective Secondary Schools located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Editor Fred M. Newmann and the other contributors to this study examine existing research, detail their own findings, and propose concrete strategies for improving students' achievement in secondary schools.
Download or read book The Learning Leader written by Douglas B. Reeves and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We can't do that in our school district." "I don't have time to add that to my curriculum." "We're fighting against impossible odds with these students." Sound familiar? School improvement can often feel like a losing battle, but it doesn't have to be. In this fully revised and updated second edition of The Learning Leader, Douglas B. Reeves helps leadership teams go beyond excuses to capitalize on their strengths, reduce their weaknesses, and reset their mindset and priorities to achieve unprecedented success. A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. Reeves asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative—the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to - "Lucky" educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement. - "Losing" educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes. - "Learning" educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence. - "Leading" educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success. Reeves stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The Learning Leader helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.
Download or read book The Effect of Participation in Extracurricular Activities on Academic Achievement in Science written by Rebecca Geraldine Kromer and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose ofthis study was to determine if a relationship exists between participation in extracurricular activities and academic achievement in high school. The study also attempted to discover if a relationship exists between the types of activities (athletic or nonathletic) and academic achievement in science. Finally, the study analyzed the relationship between participation in extracurricular activities and academic achievement in college preparatory science classes. A survey was administered to a sample ofstudents in a high school in Southern California. A chisquared test was used to analyze data from all three areas ofresearch to determine if the relationship was significant. The results showed that there is a small but significant increase in student's grades in science who participate in extracurricular activities as compared to those students who do not participate in extracurricular activities. It was also found that the type of extracurricular activity (athletic or nonathletic) does not have an effect on the grades students received in science courses nor did participation in extracurricular activities increase the chances of academic achievement in college preparatory science courses.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Involvement in Extracurricular Activities and Academic Achievement of Students at Flora High School written by Linda J. Spicer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relation of Participation in Extra curricular Activities to Intelligence Achievement College Marks and Placement of the 1930 and 1931 Graduates at Bowling Green Ohio written by Vera Mae Ginder and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Intermediate Students and Their Parents on Participating in Extracurricular Activities written by Anniece M. Gentry and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Schools are responsible for providing a well-rounded education for its students. One method in accomplishing this goal is to provide extracurricular activities. Memphis City Schools, therefore, supports school extracurricular activities on the elementary level that place the highest priority on academic achievement and character development. A developing body of research suggests that there are benefits for students who participate in extracurricular activities. Past research suggests that parents' involvement contributes to children's affective experience of extracurricular participation. In the present study, The Determination of Parental Support of Extracurricular Activities Scale (DPSEA), adopted from the Parental Involvement Activities Scale (PIAS), was designed to solicit the degree of parental support involvement in their child's participation in extracurricular activities. Participants in this study were 355 third to fifth grade students (N =355). Several important results were found in this study: (1) Student perceptions of involvement in extracurricular activities indicated that overall 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th grade students exhibited positive responses in regards to their perceptions about extracurricular activities; (2) Parental perceptions of involvement in extracurricular activities indicated that overall parents of 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th grade students significantly supported the participation of their children in extracurricular activities; (3) Specifically, 3 rd and 5 th and 4 th and 5 th grade parents accounted for significant differences between their positive and negative attitude with regards to participation of their children in extracurricular activities; and (4) Although relationships between intermediate students' degree of participation and types of extracurricular activities were found not to be significant, there was a mostly positive correlation between parental support and students' degree, number, and types of participation in extracurricular activities. Relationships between intermediate students' degree, number, and types of participation in extracurricular activities and the perceived degree of parental support for student participation in extracurricular activities were examined Results of the present study suggest that parents play a key role in their children's experience in participating in extracurricular activities.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Toolbox Revisited written by Clifford Adelman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Toolbox Revisited is a data essay that follows a nationally representative cohort of students from high school into postsecondary education, and asks what aspects of their formal schooling contribute to completing a bachelor's degree by their mid-20s. The universe of students is confined to those who attended a four-year college at any time, thus including students who started out in other types of institutions, particularly community colleges.
Download or read book Relation of Participation in Extra curricular Activities to Intelligence Achievement College Marks and Placement of the 1930 and 1931 Graduates of the State College at Bowling Green Ohio written by Vera Mae Moudy and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Involvement in Extracurricular Activities and School Performance Total Grade Level Score Behavior and Attitude Toward School written by Madison M. Meacham and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this case study was to examine whether involvement in the extracurricular activities offered at Good school Shepherd Lutheran School in Menifee, California, had a positive influence on three variables: students' academic performance, (reading, math, and overall grade level knowledge), behavior in school, and general attitude toward school. Students in elementary grades K-6 who were involved in extracurricular activities were compared to students who were not involved according to these three variables. Academic performance was measured using the state ITBS test, behavior was measured by teachers' report card entries, and attitude was measured by a researcher modified attitude scale across a two-year time frame. The researcher found differences in growth in academics and behavior, but no differences were found in attitude towards school. The researcher found that involvement in extracurricular activities did not have a significant effect on the variables. The differences were not consistent for either group and they were small. In reading, students not involved scored higher than involved in almost all grades and involved students only improved in behavior by a fraction of a point over not involved. The researcher found nothing significant enough to give credit to a positive influence of extracurricular involvement.
Download or read book Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessment for Learning in Higher Education written by Peter Knight and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
