The Influence Of Participating In Extra-curricular Activities On Adolescents’ Academic Performance

• Main Authors: Wang,Ling Ling, 王伶伶
• Other Authors: CHEN, WAN-CHI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42922231641111400778

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 社會學系 === 100 === Taking advantage of the data from Academia Sinica’s Taiwan Education Panel Survey (TEPS), this thesis investigates whether participating in extra-curricular activities affects senior high school students’ academic performance. The main finding is that participating in extra-curricular activities is beneficial for adolescents’ academic performance. There were 12,711 effective samples. They are verified by Descriptive Statistics, Crosstab, and Hierarchical Regression. The major finding is that compared with those who don’t spend time on extra-curricular activities, participating in extra-curricular activities regularly is positively associated with significant improvement in academic performance for high school students. Other minor findings include: (1) Adolescents who are girls are more likely to participate in extra- curricular activities. Those who live in townships are more likely to participate in extra- curricular activities, and those whose fathers are highly-educated are more likely to participate in extra- curricular activities. (2) Girls are more likely to be interested in arts clubs, followed by academic clubs. Boys choose sports clubs more, and arts clubs are their second choice. Senior high school students in villages and townships are more interested in sports clubs, while those from metropolis tend to participate in arts’. Adolescents whose fathers are highly-educated are interested in arts’ and academic activities and least interested in sports’. (3) Students participate in extra-curricular activities regularly every week --- girls more than boys, public school students more than their private counterparts. Those whose fathers are highly-educated participate in extra-curricular activities more regularly. (4) Different extra- curricular activities have different impact on academic performance.