Student Activities Spring 2011

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likely to be involved in club or intramural sports (37% compared to 56%; analyses not shown). • Students of color were ... Student clubs/orgs. Philanthropic ...

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Student Activities

Spring 2011

INTRODUCTION Thefocusofthissurveyisonstudents’viewsofandparticipationincocurricularactivities.Includedinthesurveyare questionsaboutstudents’involvement,barrierstogettinginvolved,whatstudentslearnfromtheirparticipation,and howstudentsobtaininformationaboutcocurricularactivities.ThisPulseSurvey,conductedbyStudentAffairs ResearchandAssessment,incollaborationwithUnionandStudentActivities,wasadministeredbyphoneandWeb. Intotal,1,062studentsrespondedtothesurveyfora27%responserate.Byphone,565participated;497participated byWeb.Theconfidenceintervalforthetotalsampleis+/‐2.96%.Oftherespondents,78%areWhite,67%arejuniors andseniors,and50%arefemale.Analysescomparedtheresponsesofstudentsbygender(menv.women),race (studentsofcolorv.whitestudents),class(lower=first‐yearsandsophomores,upper=juniorsandseniors),and residence(on‐campusv.off‐campus)forstatisticallysignificantdifferences.ForadditionalinformationaboutthePulse methodology,pleasevisit:http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/assessment/pulse. FINDINGS Students’ParticipationinCocurricularActivities StudentswereaskedabouttheirlevelofparticipationinavarietyofactivitiesandeventsfacilitatedbyUnionand StudentActivities(USA).Studentsweremostlikelytoreportbeinginvolvedinstudentclubsandorganizations(75%) orinphilanthropicservicesuchasThonorRelayforLife(67%;Figure1). Figure1.PercentageofStudentswhoParticipateinVariousCocurricular ActivitiesandEvents

Studentgovernance

CenterforArts&Crafts

HUBevents&exhibits

Communityservice

CluborIMsports

LateNightPennState

Philanthropicservice

Studentclubs

10% 11%

95%ofrespondents indicatedthatthey wereinvolvedat 36% somelevelinatleast 38% oneofthedesignated cocurricularactivities 47% 51% 67% 75%

Penn State Pulse is a project of Student Affairs Research and Assessment. For further information, please visitstudentaffairs.psu.edu/assessmentor contact Dr. Betty Harper, [e-mail], 222 Boucke, University Park, PA 16802, [phone]. U.Ed. STA 11-85 This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.

•Womenweresignificantlymorelikelythanmentobeinvolvedinclubs(79%comparedto72%),philanthropic serviceactivities(77%comparedto57%),andcommunityserviceactivities(43%comparedto34%)butless likelytobeinvolvedincluborintramuralsports(37%comparedto56%;analysesnotshown). •Studentsofcolorweresignificantlymorelikelythanwhitestudentstoparticipateinstudentgovernance(14% comparedto8%)andinclubs(83%comparedto74%;analysesnotshown). •Studentswholiveoncampusweresignificantlymorelikelythanoff‐campusstudentstoparticipatein philanthropicactivities(74%comparedto65%)andcommunityserviceactivities(47%comparedto36%; analysesnotshown). •Lower‐classstudentsweresignificantlymorelikelythanupper‐classstudentstoparticipateinphilanthropic service(73%comparedto64%)andincluborintramuralsports(54%comparedto43%;analysesnotshown). Foreachoftheactivitiesabove,studentswereaskedabouttheirlevelofparticipation.Figure2illustratesthat: •Relativelyfewstudentsattendedeventsrelatedtoclubsandphilanthropicservicesbutwerenotactive members(8%and25%,respectively),and •Asubstantialproportionofstudentsheldexecutivepositions(committeechair,office,orpresident)relatedto thesetwoactivities(17%inclubsand9%inphilanthropicservice). Figure2.NatureofStudentParticipationin ClubsandPhilanthropicServices

Studentclubs/orgs

Philanthropicservices

50% 33% 33% 25% 25% 10% 8% 5% 4% 3% 3% 1% Notinvolved Attendedevents Activemember Committeechair OfficerPresidentor (notPres.) similar Whenaskedaboutatypicalweekthissemester, Figure3.TimeSpentonSpecified withspecificreferencetothoseactivitiesoutlined CocurricularActivitiesinaTypicalWeek inFigure1,halfofallrespondentsindicatedthat theyspentbetweenoneandfivehours participatingincocurricularactivitiesoutsideof class(Figure3). FactorsthatLimitStudents’Participationin 6– 10hrs/wk 11– 15 CocurricularActivities 22% hrs/wk 1– 5hrs/wk 7% Whenaskedaboutvariousfactorsthatmight 50% limittheircocurricularinvolvement,students 16– 20 mostoftenreported(agreeorstronglyagree) hrs/wk thatacademicdemandswerealimitingfactor 5% None (74%;Figure4). 12% •Studentsofcolorandupper‐class >20hrs/wk 3% studentsweresignificantlymorelikelyto reportthatfinancialconstraintswerea limitingfactorthanwerewhiteandlower‐classstudents(analysesnotshown). •Womenweresignificantlymorelikelythanmentoreportthatacademicdemandsandpressureswerea limitingfactorbutlesslikelythanmentosaythesameaboutlackofinterest(analysesnotshown).

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Figure4.FactorsLimitingCocurricularInvolvement Disagree/stronglydisagree Neutral Agree/stronglyagree Academicdemands 16%10%74% Lackofknowledge 43%20%37% Lackofinterest 48%20%32% Financialconstraints 55%15%30% Personal/familydemands 60%19%20%

TheEffectofCocurricularInvolvementonStudentOutcomes Studentswereaskedabouttheextenttowhichtheybelievedtheircocurricularinvolvementpositivelycontributedto avarietyoflearninganddevelopmentaloutcomes.Forreporting,someoftheindividualsurveyitemswerecombined 1 intooverarchingfactors .Itemsthatdidnotfitintofactorsarereportedindividually.A5‐pointscalewhere1=“notat all”and5=“agreatdeal”isusedinbothcases. •Overall,studentsbelievedthatparticipatingincocurricularactivitiesliketheonesdescribedinthesurvey positivelyinfluencedtheirT EAMWORK &L EADERSHIP skills,S ELF ‐ DIRECTED L EARNING ,andC AREER &P ERSONAL G ROWTH betweenmoderately(3)andagooddeal(4;Figure5). •Womenratedtheeffectsofcocurricularinvolvementsignificantlymorehighlythandidmen(Figure5). •Studentswerelesspositiveintheirassessmentoftheimpactofinvolvementontheirappreciationofthearts (mean=2.9),awarenessofsocialinjustice(mean=2.8),andcommitmenttofightingsocialinjustice(mean= 2.7);ratingtheirinfluencebetweenslightandmoderate(seeFigure5forresponsescaledetails). Figure5.MeanEffectofCocurricularInvolvementonStudentOutcomes A greatdeal=5 Overall Men Women Agooddeal= 3.6 4 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 Moderate=3 Slight=2 Not atall=1 TEAMWORK&LEADERSHIP SELF‐DIRECTEDLEARNING CAREER&PERSONALGROWTH

FactorsInfluencingStudents’ChoiceofCocurricularActivities Whenaskedabouttheimportanceofvariousinfluencesindeterminingwhichcocurricularactivitiestoparticipatein, studentsmostoftenrelatedhavingageneralinterestinthethemeoftheactivityasbeingveryimportant(69%;Table 1).Alloftheinfluencesofferedwereconsideredatleastsomewhatimportantbythemajorityofrespondents,butthe onemostlikelytobeconsiderednotatallimportantwascareerbenefits(8%;Table1).

1 Factorsarecombinationsofquestionsthatstatisticallyandtheoreticallygrouptoformalargerconcept.Factorscanserveasamorereliable measureofaconceptandreducedataforcomparisonpurposes.Eachfactorhadatleast3componentitemsandareliability(Cronbach’s alpha)greaterthan0.85.DetailedinformationaboutthesefactorsisavailableuponrequestfromStudentAffairsResearchandAssessment. 3

Table1.FactorsInfluencingStudents’ChoiceofCocurricularActivities NotatallSomewhatVery importantimportantimportant Generalinterestintheme69%4% 27% Personalbenefits4% 35%61% Careerbenefits58%8% 34% Dogoodforothers54%6% 41% Makingnewfriends53%6% 41% •Womenratedeachoftheinfluencesas Figure6.PositiveEffectofCocurricular signficantlymoreimportantthandidmen InvolvementonOverallPennStateEducation (analysisnotshown). •Lower‐classstudentsratedpersonalbenefits Moderate (e.g.,havingfun)andmakingnewfriends 20% significantlyhigherthanupper‐classstudents Slight (analysisnotshown). 11% •On‐campusstudentsratedmakingnew Agooddeal friendssignficiantlyhigherthanoff‐campus Notatall 31% students(analysisnotshown). 10% Overall,90%ofstudentsfeltthatcocurricular Agreatdeal involvementhadsomepositiveeffectontheiroverall 28% PennStateeducation(Figure6).