Impact of Psycho-social Factors on Student’s GPA Performance

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Abstract

The research study that is conducted is to understand the possible impact of psycho-social factors on the student’s GPA performance. For the understanding, only four factors were taken into consideration as there are multiple factors present. A survey was conducted to get the student response on their feeling on exams and their current GPA. The analysis that were conducted on this response were frequency distribution, ANOVA and linear regression. The analysis helped in getting an idea that there is an impact of the psycho-social factors on the student’s GPA performance. This understanding could be used to help in improving the student’s GPA performance.

Impact of Psycho-social Factors on Student’s GPA Performance

Introduction

Literature Review

Psychosocial Factors

Analysis on the Psychosocial Factors impacting the GPA Performance.

To have a better understanding of how the GPA performance is affected by the psychosocial factors, an analysis of each of the factors is done individually against the GPA performance and academic performance. This analysis of the select factor is done by going through multiple research paper on how they affect the GPA of the student.

Stress is one of the most popular psychosocial factors among students. No matter what stress is the factor that is an integral part of the student life is to be it in high school or college. The stress can be from any kind of reason, for instance, it can be from social relationships, financial burden, academic pressure (Mustapha et al., 2014). Beharu (2018) suggest or proposes that the GPA performances can be varied depending on the level of stress a student possibly has. For instance, if the student has a low to moderate level of stress then there is a chance that the GPA performance and the academic performance is better and getting a decent GPA score. However, if there is a high level of stress then the student’s GPA and academic performance will have a negative impact (Beharu, 2018). Though the case scenario may change as it also depends on how the student performs under stress. Krumrei-Mancuso, and colleagues (2013) recommends or propose that stress can be caused by the adaption of the university for either of the gender. Also, the level of stress can act as a negative factor on academic performance and this seems to be true even more for females than males. Thus, question like do students work well in stress or not and what scale or level of stress do they work best at arises from the understanding.

Theoretical background

Research and Hypotheses. This study is focused on what psycho-social factors can have an impact on the student’s GPA performance. The study is researching and understanding how the psycho-social factors are playing a role in the student’s academic and overall GPA performances. For the study, a survey will be conducted with a sample size of 25 students from Bond University. The study and further analysis will be to understand the psychosocial factors that have an impact, positive or negative, on the student’s GPA performances. The analysis will try to check or confirm whether the hypotheses, state bellow, are true or not.

End this section with the Hypotheses:

Hypothesis 1: Do the psychosocial factors affect the student’s GPA performance differently based on gender.

Proposed Survey Questions

What level of pressure does the psychosocial factors starts to affect the student’s academic and GPA performance?

Do students work well in stress or not?

How self-confident a student is?

Does the confidence help the student perform better?

Analysis of the Impact of Psycho-social Factors on Student’s GPA Performance

Background Study

The research study is trying to analysis and understand the impact that psycho-social factors can have on a student’s GPA performance. For this analysis, it is was required to finding the possible factors that could possibly have an impact on the student’s GPA performance. For this, the setting for the analysis was done with idea of the emotional well being around exams and during the academic year. This will help in understand the impact better.

Theoretical Framework

The theoretical framework revolved around the literature review of the previous work that was done in this area. This process of literature review helped in understanding the possible areas or factors to look at for the analysis of the impact of the psycho-social factors. The process helped in identifying four factors that are stress, anxiety, self-esteem and social interaction.

The Current Study

Method

Participants

Materials / Measures / Instrument

First Measure: Survey

Second Measure: Analysis

SPSS Statistics. For the analysis of the survey responses, the analytic tool that was used was SPSS Statistics Version 26. The analysis that was carried using SPSS was the frequency distribution, checking of possible correlation and linear regression.

Frequency Distribution and Plot. The purpose of the frequency distribution was to understand on the frequency of possible feeling the student were having at the time of exams. There was plotting of graph to understand the overall distribution of the current GPA of the student.

Procedure

Results

Descriptive

From this table, it can be observed that there was more male participant (n = 15) than female participants (n = 7). This could either mean that there was more survey sent to male students or that limited female student responded the survey.

The table indicates that on a generally distribution of the nervous and anxious during the time of exams are some of the time (n =15). This could mean that most of the student do feel nervous and anxious related to the exams. This could mean that the anxious factor does possible influence the students and their GPA.

Main Analysis

The equation for helping to understand the possible GPA performance of the student is GPA = 5.596 -.230I feel more nervous and anxious than usual during exam month? + .933I am bothered by dizzy spells when exams are approaching -1.255I have fainting spells or feel faint when exams are approaching +.160I have nightmares when exams are approaching -.459I feel like I am falling apart and going to pieces when exams are approaching.

From this equation it observed that on average that the student’s GPA performance is 5.596. Though, this might change as there is a change that with the psycho-social factors may have an impact on the student’s performance. There is no statistically difference between the variables and the student’s GPA.

Discussion

Limitations and Future Direction

Conclusion

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