The Effect Of Classroom On Students Hours A Week On...

Discussion Starting with the obvious, it is evident that working 20+ hours a week impacts a student’s grades. Upon finding out those results, a comparison was made to find out if working 15 hours a week has an effect on academic performance, and the same results occurred. Although there isn’t a major change in global R-Score, the change is still there. The average R-Score is 27.285 while the working R-Score of 20+ hours a week is 26.875. Oddly enough, if we compare the male student R-Scores, they actually improved in performance and most of them also agreed that working during the semester would have a negative impact on their grades. A working R-Score of 27.46 compared to a non-working R-Score of 25.5. This can be attributed to the fact†¦show more content†¦There is also a higher percentage of women who work to provide for their living expenses (30%) compared to men. The second interviewee (who works to pay for his living expenses/help parents out) said that working long hours causes extreme fatigue which may lead to a lack of motivation. The combination of the extra work hours and the stress of providing for themselves corresponds to the decrease in academic performance. The majority of students surveyed (39%) said that they work to buy personal goods while the remaining said they work to provide for their living expenses (26%) or to have some extra cash (35%). For the â€Å"personal goods† category, 50% of the women chose this reason, which explains their poor saving habits. For the men, 46% of them chose the â€Å"extra cash† category which explains their higher savings percentage compared to the women. The average R-Score for men who work to provide for their living expenses is 25, as appose to an R-Score of 28.1 for the men who work to spend on personal goods or those who just want extra cash. The average R-Score for women who work to provide for their living expense is 26, as appose to an R-Score of 27.54 for the ones who spend on personal goods or those who just want extra cash. This is because those who work to provide for their living expenses, tend to work more hours a week as well, in addition to their stressful