CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES October 2011 Contact: Andy Zehner 256 Schleman Hall 494-6743 alzehner@purdue.edu Summary Methodology This report assesses the academic performance of students who are heavily involved in co-curricular activities. Air Force ROTC‚ Army ROTC‚ Bands & Orchestras‚ Navy ROTC and Purdue Musical Organizations are included. Presidential Scholars and Trustees Scholars are also included to allow comparison. The analysis
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be involved in an extracurricular activity after school. A few of our options are drama club‚ Spanish and French club‚ nerd herd‚ and art club‚ and many more. At my school‚ students can choose which extracurricular they will be put in‚ in my case‚ I chose an activity outside of school. I’m at dance 6 hours a week and sometimes more‚ and this new requirement would cut into my time completely! Plus‚ I would be overwhelmed with all of that dance plus school activity‚ plus homework and chores that I have
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us is about students participation in co-curricular activities has not been encouraging. We are must discuss the reason and implications and not to forget‚ the ways to overcome it. John: I’m glad someone actually listens in class. Co-curricular activities are non-academic activities that are conducted in schools or colleges. Furthermore‚ the objective of these activities is to help prepare the physical strength and mental state of students. These activities may vary from football to public speaking
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Some student may prefer academic works to extracurricular activities as for them‚ these activities serve a less important task than that of studying for an outstanding grade. Nonetheless‚ these students actually are oblivious to the potential cognitive abilities and emotional intelligence that can be attained and trained after taking part in the extracurricular activities. In my experience‚ fortunately‚ I had a chance to contribute to the annual Charity Fair of my A-level College‚ Abbey College
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curriculum is really much more important and must continue to be given more status in schools and colleges than the co-curriculum. Students are meant to be receiving an education and gaining recognised qualifications. Higher Education institutions place a greater importance on the curriculum than the co-curriculum when selecting students‚ and so do employers. Co-curricular activities are nice‚ but they have never been shown to actually play a vital role in a student’s life. And if they distract students
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imaginations. Although it is now believed that today’s the best educational systems constitute not only a curriculum but also extra-curricular social or cultural activities wcich have many advantages like increase in sociability‚ learning new things and better motivation for school‚ it is yet underestimated in some countries. The first advantage of extra-curricular activities is the increase in sociability which is a crucial ability for personal development and an important criteria for job interviews
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style=\"color: rgb(0‚ 0‚ 0);\" name=\"Early Pressures\">Early Pressures</a> Putting children in extracurricular activities too early can cause burn out. Scholastic states parents should not think that an early start in anything will lead to a career because most children do not grow up to be professional musicians or athletes. Extracurricular activities can teach children discipline‚ teamwork and other life skills but early involvement might be overwhelming for young students.
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aspects and benefits of Co- Sleeping are discussed. The article goes on to say that Co- Sleeping can play instrumental roles in the bond between parents and their child. It is often thought that by leaving infants be and letting them cry until they return to sleep is beneficial to decreasing nightwakings over time with no harm. However‚ studies show that neurological distress is prevalent in many instances where the baby is forced to sooth itself to sleep. A general conscientious in support of Co-Sleeping
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classical theory of employment rules out the possibility of any general and prolonged unemployment. The classical employment analysis is based on the Market Law of the French economist J. B. Say. The law is simply a description of market exchange activity: "Supply creates its own demand." This apparently simple statement has serious implications. Usually‚ for an individual good of a smaller seller this statement appears to be a truism. Such a businessman would make suitable adjustments in the price
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The term curriculum refers to the programme of study in various academic subjects (e.g Maths‚ English‚ History‚ Science‚ Spanish) followed by students at various levels of education. The school or college’s teaching staff are employed to teach this curriculum‚ and students are periodically assessed (e.g. by exams and term papers) in their progress in each curriculum subject. As they grow older‚ students’ achievements in their curriculum subjects are seen as important in helping them get into a good
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