Effect on the Student\'s Grade Point Average: Statistical Study Bakoban, R. A.;

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Effect on the Student's Grade Point Average: Statistical Study

Bakoban, R. A.; Aljarallah, S. A.

Educational Research and Reviews, v10 n20 p2737-2744 Oct 2015

Extracurricular activities (ECA) are part of students' everyday life; they play important roles in students' lives. Few studies have addressed the question of how student engagements to ECA affect student's grade point average (GPA). This research was conducted to know whether the students' grade point average in King Abdulaziz University, Faisaliah campus is affected by their participation in the ECA. This study also studied the students' satisfaction on ECA. The study sample includes 239 students chosen via simple random sampling method. The study used inferential statistics to analyze this study design. To achieve the purpose of this study, a questionnaire (comprising 19 questions) was designed. The results showed that participation in ECA affects the students' GPA in a positive way. The study found that those who participated in ECA have higher GPA than those who did not; the study also found that the time spent participating in ECA did not affect the time students usually spend on studying (the result showed there wasn't any relationship between them). Furthermore, the study showed that students, based on faculty, are generally satisfied with the available extracurricular activities in the campus.

I need to critique article (Extracurricular Activities and their effect on the students grade point average: statistical study) and answer this questions.

1. Introduction to paper

2. For this article describe problem researcher is examining.

3. What is the hypothesis for this article? For this article explain the null and alternative hypothesis.

4. What are the independent and dependent variablesfor this article?

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1)

Introduction to the paper.

Extracurricular activities are part of student’s everyday life. They play important roles in student’s lives. In this research conduct a survey on students in King Abdul-Aziz University. Here, we know that a few studies have addressed the question of how student’s engagements to ECA affect student’s grade point average.

Here, consider a 239 students chosen via simple random sampling method. The study used inferential statistics to analyze this study design.

Therefore, we observed that those who participated in ECA have higher GPA in positive way than those who did not.

2)

Here, the problem is as follows:

How student engagements to ECA affect student’s grade point average. This research was conducted to know whether the student’s grade point average in King Abdul-Aziz university campus is affected by their participation in the ECA.

3)

Null hypothesis and Alternative hypothesis as follows:

Null hypothesis: the students who participated in ECA have higher GPA in a positive way and those did not.

Alternative hypothesis: the students who participated in ECA have not get higher GPA.

4)

Here, the dependent variable is GPA.

Independent variables are students participated in ECA, time spent on Study, faculty

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