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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Theories and facts from sources
  • Details of primary research
  • Summary of facts
  • Conclusion
  • Suggestion for further exploration
  • Discussion questions
  • Reference

Details of primary research

  • My research aims at evaluating the academic effects on Chinese students in AU of certain on-campus organizations, such as fraternities and sororities of business or law, the Creative Club and else alike.
  • The survey covers 30 students besides 5 ones out of campus as a comparison.
  • Regardless of the 5 out-of-campus ones, 7 of them are fulfilled through surveymonkey and 18 of them are conducted randomly either in Leonard Hall or certain places on AU main campus including MGC, SPA and Kodgod. The duration of giving off those surveys is between April 13th and April 16th.

Student organizations,

possible to be academically contributed?

Conclusion

-a research survey focused on American University

As we can see, there are many organizations on AU campus. Some of them even have a specific focus on academic. With more and more Chinese students coming from a collective country, Would those organizations benefit them academically? Here, I conducted a survey aimmed at AU chinese students.

Summary of facts

Discussion questions

5/30, only one felt helpful

14/30, no significant improvement

3/30, admitted significant improvement

Academic organizations on AU campus do help Chinese students either from creative thinking, class participating or else to some degree. However, given to the limited survey samples, we can see that certain organizations such as fraternities and sororities for bussiness or law, the Creative Writing club, AWOL at American University have academically positive impacts on Chinese students there, though not obviously. While one thing is sure here from my surveys, it is that school works always come to the first and in most times, out-of-class organizations(no matter academic or not) are complement and can be helpful sometimes.

8/30, didn't join such organizations

  • How do you think about fraternities, and what do you think is more important and why?
  • Compared to academical studies, which one do you think is more important and why?
  • Back in your country, do you have many organizations and to what degree did they help you either academically or socially.

Meilin Liu

Michelle Chan

IGP 160

April 23, 2015

Among those surveyed Chinese students:

  • 8/30 said they hadn't joined those organizations pertaining to academic.
  • 3/30 of those surveyed admitted that they gained significant improvement after joining.
  • 14/30 of the survey samples joined certain organizations, but didn't feel academical help as they've expect.
  • 5/30 are out-of-AU students from Princeton University, Miami University and Rutgers University. Only one of them felt such organizations helpful.

Theories and facts from sources

Several studies indicate that students who are involved in extracurricular activities during college are more academically successful than are those who are not; however, most studies do not distinguish between different types of activities nor do they adequately consider the unique experiences of under-represented college students.

--Social Psychology of Education. August 2008, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp 273-298

A survey of 354 undergraduates revealed that students joined academic organizations to prepare for their futures while students joined non-academic organizations for immediate benefits such as making friends. Both groups indicated that their expectations were met and that they experienced personal benefits directed towards their goals, such as gains in field knowledge for students involved in academic organizations and interpersonal skill development for students in non-academic organizations.

--Holzweiss, P., Rahn, R., Wickline, J. (2007). College Student Affairs Journal, 27(1), 136-150

Suggestion for further exploration

References

  • Li, Jin. U.S and Chinese cultural beliefs about learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol 95(2), Jun 2003, 258-267
  • Christina N. Baker. Social Psychology of Education. August 2008, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp 273-298. Date: 29 Feb 2008. Under-represented college students and extracurricular involvement: the effects of various student organizations on academic performance
  • Special Issue: The State of the College Union: Contemporary Issues and Trends. Spring 2014. Volume 2014, Issue 145. Pages 1–98. Issue edited by: Tamara Yakaboski, Danielle M. De Sawal
  • The survey sould be based on more samples;
  • It's totaly okay to require contact ways for keeping in track. However, privacy issues should be concerned.;
  • As for the surey, more questions to those who didn't take part in academic organizations should be specified, such as future plans and potential interests;
  • Suggested to add more surveys through surveymonkey.
  • Holzweiss, P., Rahn, R., & Wickline, J. (2007). Are all student organizations created equal? the differences and implications of student participation in academic versus non-academic organizations. College Student Affairs Journal, 27(1), 136-150
  • When Chinese learners meet constructivist. pedagogy online. Rainbow Chen. National Chengchi University. S. Bennett. Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, sbennett@uow.edu.au
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