Extra-curricular involvement, academic adjustment and achievement in higher education: a study of protuguese students

• Autores: Leandro S. Almeida, María Adelina Guisande Couñago, Joanne Paisana
• Localización: Anales de psicología, ISSN-e 1695-2294, ISSN 0212-9728, Vol. 28, Nº. 3, 2012, págs. 860-865
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.6018/analesps.28.3.156111
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Participación en actividades extracurriculares, ajuste y rendimiento académico en la Educación Superior: Un estudio con estudiantes portugueses.
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    La participación en actividades extracurriculares se ha destacado como un factor importante en la adaptación, el éxito y el desarrollo de los estudiantes en la Universidad. El presente estudio analiza la experiencia académica, el rendimiento y el ajuste de los estudiantes universitarios mediante la comparación de tres grupos: (i) estudiantes sin ningún tipo de participación en actividades extracurriculares; (ii) estudiantes que participan en los órganos de gobierno de la Universidad; y (iii) estudiantes implicados en actividades de la Asociación de Estudiantes. A principios del segundo semestre, los estudiantes seleccionados de la Universidad do Minho (N=223) respondieron a un Cuestionario de Experiencias Académicas (AEQ; Almeida y Ferreira, 1997) y a un breve cuestionario sobre su asiduidad a las clases y su participación en actividades extracurriculares. Los resultados obtenidos en los tres grupos se relacionaron estadísticamente con determinadas dimensiones de su proceso de ajuste académico, así como de su rendimiento académico. Cuando se compara el grupo de estudiantes que no participa en actividades extracurriculares con el grupo de estudiantes implicados en actividades de administración, deportivas, culturales y sociales de la asociación de estudiantes se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas. Este último grupo presenta una menor asiduidad a las clases y un menor rendimiento académico

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    Involvement in extra-curricular campus activities has been underlined as an important factor in promoting the adjustment, success and development of students during their university course. The present study analyses the academic experience, achievement and adjustment of university students through the comparison of three groups: (i) students without any involvement in extra-curricular campus activities; (ii) students involved in University Governing Bodies; and (iii) students involved in Student Union activities. At the beginning of the second semester, selected students of the University of Minho (N=223) responded to a questionnaire - Academic Experiences Questionnaire (AEQ; Almeida and Ferreira, 1997) - and a short questionnaire about their diligence in classes and their involvement in extra-curricular campus activities. The results obtained in the three groups were statistically related to certain dimensions of their academic adjustment process, as well as to their academic achievement. Significant statistical contrasts are noticeable when students with no involvement in extra-curricular activities are compared with those involved in Student Union administration, sports, cultural and social activities. The latter group presents lower class diligence and academic achievement.

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