The Relationship Between Extracurricular Activities And Academic Achievement

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p>The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between extracurricular activity participation and academic achievement as measured by the composite score on the American College Test (ACT) and cumulative grade point average (GPA) throughout a student’s attendance in high school. Specifically, this study examined student participants and nonparticipants in extracurricular activities and their academic performance in one Midwestern suburban high school district. Archival data were collected on the 2009 senior classes from two consenting high schools within the district. Gender, race, ACT scores, GPA, lunch status, and extracurricular activities were collected from both schools. A quantitative research design was used for this study. The results showed that academics were positively related to extracurricular participation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Freeman, Robert

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Vicki Gunther
• Dr. Harrington Gibson
• Dr. Linell Monson-Lasswell

• Extracurricular Activities
• Academic Achievement
• Correlation Analysis
• Quantitative
• High School
• GPA and ACT Scores
• Educational Leadership
• Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration
• Secondary Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/245

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1254