...Extracurricular activities can enhance a student’s school experience in many ways. Students have a variety of extracurricular activities to choose, from speech team to chorus to multiple sports for every season. This variety can benefit students immensely. According to the children's education company Scholastic, extracurriculars let your child enjoy himself in a fun, stress-free environment, get some exercise and make friends outside of school. For all the positive aspects, extracurricular activities can cause some problems for students. Some people think extracurricular can increases the chance of attending college. Most colleges now require extracurricular activities as a primary factor to be accepted in a particular university. If a student began engaging in an activity at an early age, it will help them get to college. With their learned responsibility, it will be easier for them to be focused and pursue what they want with universities as their stepping stone. However, balancing schoolwork with extracurricular activities can be stressful for some students, especially when an abundance of activities takes up valuable time they need to study or complete homework. They get tired because they have to apportion time of extracurricular activities with homework that they have to finish. So, the student can lose time to study and learning is affected because their tired. Extracurricular can keeps kids busy. For working parents who cannot be home when their children get out of...
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...head: GOAL-SETTING ON EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 1 Group Assignment Cover Sheet Subject Name Academic Skills Lecturer’s Name Dương Thị Hoàng Oanh Title of Assignment Final Exam – Mini research Class BBUS 4.2 Group Number 3 Student Number and Name 1. Trương Hải Nghi 2. Huỳnh Ngọc Thiên Lý 3. Võ Minh Tâm Contact Number or Email 0979992773 – truonghainghi2131@gmail.com Length 16 pages – 2940 words Due Date 12/06/2014 Date Submitted 12/06/2014 Declaration: I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged. I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment. No part of the assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the subject lecturer/tutor concerned. I am aware that this work may be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking) Signature: ………………………………………………………………………. Signature: ………………………………………………………………………. Signature: ………………………………………………………………………. Note: An examiner or lecturer/tutor has the right not to mark this assignment if the above declaration has not been signed) Mark: Comments: GOAL-SETTING ON EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2 Goal-setting on extracurricular activities participation...
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...IIUM STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE 1 EFFECTIVENESS A study on how IIUM students perceive the effectiveness of extracurricular activities on building soft skills. ‘Izzati Khairunnisa Binti Nordin 1117368 Imraatul Farihah Binti Bunyamin 1110182 Department on Information Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology International Islamic University Malaysia English for Academic Writing LE4000 Section 12 Supervisor: Madam Alina Fazilah Binti Fazi A STUDY ON HOW IIUM STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON BUILDING SOFT SKILLS 2 A study on how IIUM students perceive the effectiveness of extracurricular activities on building soft skills. Being students, it is a must for them to take the advantage of all opportunities and experience a university life. Extracurricular activities are the platform for students to gain and sharpen university life. The research is designed to investigate effectiveness of extracurricular activities in building soft skills among IIUM undergraduates. Online questionnaires were used to collect data from 30 respondents who were randomly selected. This questionnaire was distributed to determine the frequency of students participates in extracurricular activities and to know ranking of soft skills acquired. The preliminary results show that about 26 respondents participated in extracurricular activities and all of respondents know the importance of soft skills in future. Moreover, two soft skills; moral...
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...The effect of extracurricular activities on employment after the graduation of ISE students. Subject: Seminar- METHODS & DESIGN Full name: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Yen Student ID: 50003 Class: GMA0304 Date of Birth: 21 April 1993 Abstract Vietnam has a population structure is relatively young, this is a huge strength to achieve the objective " industrialization and modernization" based on the advantages and potential of human resources. However, the fact that thequality and labor structure in Vietnam still inadequate. In the current years, although the situaton of education of labour continuously improved, degree system is improved and expanding but the status of thousands of graduates each year only the few who meet the requirements of employer and unemployment still continues.The number of students graduating from universities, colleges in the country without job, or or insufficient capacity to satisfy the skills needed by employers. Most students are very passive, vague understanding about soft skills, role of soft skills for the job. Communication skills, problem solving, questioning skills, teamwork, communication in English ... is still student’s weaknesses. KeyWords Extracurricular activities Soft Skill Employment Contents Abstract 1 Contents 3 Chapter I. Introduction 5 Chapter II. Literature Review 6 1. What are extracurricular ? 6 2. Why are extracurricular importace ? 7 Chapter III. Proposed methodology 8 3.1. Research Design 8 3.2...
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...The Effect of Extracurricular Activities Mary J. Houser University of Illinois Abstract This research sought to examine and determine the relationship between a student’s involvement in extracurricular activities and their grade point average. The participation of extracurricular activities is defined as being an active participant or member of a club, sport, musical group, or academic group on a student’s education campus. Research was gathered from a multitude of sources and previous research. The data and research has shown that there is a positive relationship between the two factors; as a student’s involvement increases, so does his or her grade point average. To look at this relationship more closely and exact, the relationship between a student’s involvement in high school athletics and their grade point average was examined. Once again, the research said that there is a positive relationship between the two. This research will also look at why these two things have the type of relationship that they do. It goes into some detail about the factors that cause a student’s grade point average and overall success to rise when he or she is more actively involved in their school’s extracurricular activities. When a student enters high school, the experience of schooling becomes far more than just the academic experience alone. Rather than just having to focus on their schooling, they are immediately exposed to other activities such as clubs, athletic teams, music...
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...When I first walked into the ACE (Acute Care for Elderly) unit at Maimonides Medical Center, I was unsure of what to expect. A number of questions ran through my mind simultaneously: Is this the right job for me? Will I be capable of aiding the elderly patients? Will I enjoy what I do? A couple of hours later these questions were largely forgotten as I met the patient in Room 120. The patient in Room 120 was a tiny, elderly lady with mild dementia who had been admitted to the hospital because she was suffering from urinary tract infection. I was there to provide her a safe environment and help her with feeding. As I spent a week with her, I noticed that while her physical condition improved, her spirit remained listless and depressed. The woman accepted her treatment reluctantly even crying or screaming at times at the nursing staff. Assuming that her outbursts might be the result of loneliness rather than confusion, I decided to spend more time with her at the end of each volunteer shift. After I earned her trust, she confided in me her story. She said that she lived alone and had recently lost her husband and son. She felt lonely and had no friends. Realizing that her asocial behavior was the result of deep-seated pain, I gave the best medicine I could offer: my friendship. Just like the patient in Room 120, working in the Geriatrics Department gave me an opportunity to bring care and comfort in the lives of people who need it most. From cutting food into small pieces and feeding...
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...examined the effects of extracurricular activities intellectually, academically, physically, and socially. The goal is to show that these activities had a positive impact on students/adolescents. This had been done by searching different reference materials that would be essential for the study. Upon examining and reading all research materials, it becomes clear that extracurricular activities are really helpful for students’ betterment. This research highlights how such activities become so important for students /adolescents like me. Extracurricular Activities have several effects on students’ inter-personal, academic performance and educational attainment, physical, and social development, which make it to be important. The increasing importance of extracurricular activities is evidenced by a number of very definite facts: the amount of space given to the discussion of them in educational journal and magazines; the number of studies and experiments that are being made; the appearance of books in this field ( as what I saw when I searched for reference materials); the inclusion of extracurricular activities in the regular schedule of the school; the allowance of teacher’s time for directing them; and the equipments that is provided for them . However, how can these extracurricular activities affect students to be so important like this? Extracurricular Activities Greatly Help on Students’ Inter-personal Development According to Barnett (n.d.) extracurricular activities make students...
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...Statistical Analysis of Preference of Subject Choice among Grade 6 Students Objective: Several schools (English–mediums) today have a curriculum that consists of three broad ranges of subjects, namely core subjects, extracurricular subjects and co-curricular subjects. The core subjects follow a fixed curriculum and contain the basic subjects such as Math, English & Bangla. The extracurricular and co-curricular subjects on the other hand consist of additional subjects such as Music, Art and Dramaare extracurricular subjects, while Geography, History and Science are co-curricular subjects. While the core subjects are considered compulsory and an imperative component of childhood education, the extracurricular and co-curricular subjects are not necessarily as such. Students may feel that their efforts would be better justified towards a greater focus in extracurricular activities rather than co-curricular activities, and vice-versa. Our objective is to find out whether students prefer extracurricular subjects or co-curricular subjects, in conjunction with the core subjects. Data Source: The primary source of data collection will be through surveying Grade 6 students at schools that follow a curriculum as stated above. The survey will likely be conducted in the first week of December, 2014. We also aim to do some research online to see if any similar literature is available on the topic. Main Variables: The independent variable will be the student’s subject preference, and...
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...STUDENT RESUME/ACTIVITY LIST A resume or list of extracurricular activities can go a long way with an admissions committee. Taking the time to add extra components to the application shows conscientious effort on the student's part to create the best possible impression. It is also impressive because it shows that a student is genuinely interested in the school. However, be sure to fill out the application entirely—use the resume to give a deeper picture of where your interests lie. This resume will also help to simplify and bring attention to your scholarship applications. Most students simply create chronological lists of their extracurricular accomplishments. Big mistake! This is a section where you can really set yourself apart from other applicants by employing a little strategy. Anyone can be a member of the Key Club, but not anyone can start an adult literacy program or become the assistant manager at Wayne's Weenie World. The key to making your extracurricular activities stand out within the limited space of the application form is to focus on leadership. But before you can do this, you first need to make a list of all your extracurricular activities, summer activities, and jobs. List everything big and small. Significant and insignificant. Don't forget that extracurricular activities include experiences like teaching all those hyper kids at Sunday School, whacking the ball around on the ping pong team, playing the triangle in band, leading a sit-in against...
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...By Dakota Patrick Do you find yourself bored after school? I believe that all students should participate in an extracurricular activity because they could use that skill in life, staying active, and do if you are bored and have nothing else to do. If you decide to do an extracurricular activity, for example, culinary arts, if you practice that in your time after school you would know how to cook for your family when you are of the age. Or In culinary arts you could be an professional chef who can make amazing meals that go for at least $200 for just one plate. Most professional chefs make a huge fortune by just cooking, and if it’s something you really enjoy, then get paid for doing something you love. If you decide to join the football...
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...Assistant Professor in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College but as of August 2007, she has been the Hala Salaam Clovis Maksoud Assistant Professory of Arab Studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Dr. Adely received her Ph.D. in Comparative Education and Anthropology from Columbia University. She is interested in education in the Middle East and Africa, especially areas that pertain to women, gender and culture. In this paper, Adely furthers her research on Jordanian schoolgirls. The abstract clearly states the purpose, the setting, the research design as well as the study’s conclusions and recommendations. The abstract outlines Dr. Adely’s intent to explore the importance of extracurricular activities, more specifically music, in the education of patriotism, faith and femininity in a female high school in Jordan Her qualitative study based on first-hand experience as well as conversation analysis is aimed at both the academic community and the general population interested in socio-cultural perspectives on education in the Middle East. Analysis Throughout her study, Adely builds primarily on her previous work from 2004, however she does cite literature from Kandiyoti (1991) and Ahmed (1992) among others. This literature is cited in the conclusion and little reference is made to the exact content of the cited authors work. Dr. Adely chose these authors in order to show the reader that many others have also explored...
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...Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol 3, No 1, 2012 www.iiste.org The Effectiveness of Co-curricular Activities on Academic Achievements of Secondary School Students in District Abbottabad Pakistan - A Case Study Zahid Bashir, Shafqat Hussain NUMLs Islamabad Pakistan Abstract This research was conducted to examine the effect of co-curricular activities on academic achievements of secondary school students in District Abbottabad. The research is experimental in nature, pre-test Post–test equivalent group design was selected for this purpose. In this study, an achievement test covering four chapters of mathematics and four lessons of English was used as measuring instrument. Depending upon pre-test scores, 200 students of 10th class were divided into two equal groups (n=100) named as experimental group and control group. The experimental group was involved in co-curricular activities and the control group did not participate in any activity beyond the classroom. There were two types of co-curricular activities. First physical i.e., games, athletics and P.T (physical training) etc and the other was debates, drama speeches etc. The experimental group carried out activities for forty minutes daily for twelve weeks. The post-test was administered after twelve weeks. The pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups served as data for this study. The analysis of data revealed that on the whole...
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...examined the effects of extracurricular activities intellectually, academically, physically, and socially. The goal is to show that these activities had a positive impact on students/adolescents. This had been done by searching different reference materials that would be essential for the study. Upon examining and reading all research materials, it becomes clear that extracurricular activities are really helpful for students’ betterment. This research highlights how such activities become so important for students /adolescents like me. Extracurricular Activities have several effects on students’ inter-personal, academic performance and educational attainment, physical, and social development, which make it to be important. The increasing importance of extracurricular activities is evidenced by a number of very definite facts: the amount of space given to the discussion of them in educational journal and magazines; the number of studies and experiments that are being made; the appearance of books in this field ( as what I saw when I searched for reference materials); the inclusion of extracurricular activities in the regular schedule of the school; the allowance of teacher’s time for directing them; and the equipments that is provided for them . However, how can these extracurricular activities affect students to be so important like this? Extracurricular Activities Greatly Help on Students’ Inter-personal Development According to Barnett (n.d.) extracurricular activities make...
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...Extracurricular activities are found in all levels of our schools in many different forms. They can be sports, clubs, debate, drama, school publications, student council, and other social events. A student’s future can be determined in the things that they do in the hours after school and before their parents get home. Extracurricular activities are totally voluntary so students that do not want to participate in them do not have to. However, they provide experiences that are not included in formal courses of study. They allow students to apply the knowledge that they have learned in other classes and acquire concepts of democratic life. Extracurricular activities have many positive effects on education. The positive effects that extracurricular activities have on students are behaviour, better grades, school completion, positive aspects to become successful adults, and a social aspect. Extracurricular activities began in the United States in the 19th century. The first extracurricular activities that were well known in schools started at Harvard and Yale University. The first effect that extracurricular activities have on education is behaviour. Students that participate in extracurricular activities have reduced behaviour problems. In sports, they show discipline in drills, practices, and routines. They have a responsibility to perform those tasks correctly, whether it is basketball of football plays, dance routines, or signals in baseball. When students perform these things...
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...“Who Am I?” --by Michael Cho I wish I could write about the Michael Cho who stars in my Walter Mitty-like fantasies. If only my personal statement could consist of my name followed by such terms as Olympic athlete, master chef, boy genius, universal best friend, and Prince Charming to every hopeful woman. These claims would be, at worst, outright lies, or at best, gross hyperbole. My dreams, however, take their place alongside my memories, experiences, and genes in the palette that constitutes who I am. Who am I? I am a product of my reality and my imagination. I am innately depraved, yet I am made perfect. I plan my day with the knowledge that “Everything is meaningless” (Ecclesiastes 1:2), but I must “make the most of every opportunity” (Colossians 4:5). I search for simple answers, but find only complex questions. Once, on my way to a wrestling tourname whether living in an abode which rotated near the speed of light would result in my being younger (utilizing the Theory of Relativity) and stronger (utilizing the properties of adaptation along with the definition of centripetal and gravitational force) that I failed to realize that I had left my wrestling shoes in my locker. My mother says that my decision to wrestle is indicative of the fact I don’t think. Through working in a nursing home, the most important lesson I’ve learned is that I have many lessons yet to learn. Thus the most valuable knowledge I possess reminds me how little knowledge I have. Often...
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