Student Participation in Vocational Student Organizations and Grades for the Sophomore Class of 1980 in America.

Autor/inn/en	Camp, William G.; und weitere
Titel	Student Participation in Vocational Student Organizations and Grades for the Sophomore Class of 1980 in America.
Quelle	(1987), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Grade Point Average; High Achievement; High School Students; Outcomes of Education; Secondary Education; Student Characteristics; Student Organizations; Student Participation; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Sekundarbereich; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A study was conducted to examine the effect of participation in vocational youth organizations on vocational student success in school, as measured by grades, while controlling for the effects of other variables that could reasonably be expected to have an impact on those grades. The research method was secondary analysis of an existing large-scale database, High School and Beyond 1980, sophomore cohort. The second follow up (1984) was the source of the data for this study. A sample of 5,737 vocational students was selected, and various data pertaining to their achievements as seniors were examined. Other factors examined were sex, race, family income, hours of homework per week, hours spent watching television per week, basic ability, parents' education, postsecondary educational plans, and number of new basics courses completed. The predictor variable of primary interest was student activity level, and the criterion variable identified was student grade point average at the completion of the senior year. Multiple regression analysis showed that participation in vocational student organizations produced a positive contribution to student achievement as measured by student grades. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC