Does extracurricular

involvement affect GPA?

GROUP 11: EMILY CHRISTIE, FRANCESCA LASCALA, CHUNYUN XIAO
EDT 180A GARY LEWALLEN
APRIL 24, 2017
Year

This chart shows how many people took our survey.

A majority of them were freshmen

With such an unequal pool our

averages later will come from
different sized groups, which could
affect the accuracy of how we
interpret our results.
Year and
Credits
Freshmen take the most
Seniors the least
Gradually less credits
Year and Hours Spent

Comparison of homework and extracurricular time

Overall, more time spent on

homework
Sophomores spend the most equal amount of time on both.
Year and
Number of
Extracurricula
rs
This chart shows the
average number of
extracurriculars a
student in each grade is
involved in
Despite how much
schooling freshman
have, they still seem to
be the most actively
involved.
Year and
Leadership
This graph shows how
many leadership roles
someone in each year
averages.
Sophomores seem to
have the largest amount
of leadership.
This can be correlated to
why the amount of time
they spend on
extracurriculars is so high.
Speculation: seniors >
juniors because of last
minute effort to boost
resumes
Year and GPA

This graph shows how well on average a student in each

year is doing academically.

U shape/curve

Speculation: correlation to difficulty of

classes
From our data we do not see extracurriculars affecting GPA, but rather GPA
and academics affecting performance and participation in extracurriculars.
The cause and effect were reversed from what we predicted. This could be
further supported with a follow up survey where we could ask new
questions that assess the level of difficulty of their courses in each year
and how stressed it makes them. The more stressed a student is, the less
likely they probably are to participate in any extracurriculars.

Conclusion