Introduction
When
most students come to college, it is a huge transformation in their life with
many new experiences and challenges they will soon overcome. There are so many
changes going on at once, it seems to be so much to take in. One of biggest changes students will have is a
large responsibility of time-management. College has much more dedication to
school work rather than high school, which can create a lot of stress and lack
of sleep in many students. Since there is a large abundance of homework and
studying, it is likely that many students are decreasing their amount of sleep
they receive each night. This lack of sleep can cause a large impact of the
outcomes of their grades, health, and other aspects in a negative way. There
may be different ways that students cope with their amounts of homework and
studying, but it may take time for the students to get in a healthy routine.
So,
the question is, do college students get enough sleep in their busy schedules
and does it reflect their grades positively or negatively? This question may be
commonly known, but it may be hard to interpret depending on different
variables, such as majors, year in school, and dedication. To learn what other
college students think about this concern, I created a survey to reach out to
others and wanted to analyze if there is a correlation with sleep schedules and
grades. By reaching out to all different types of college students, it allowed
me to gain knowledge and interpret the data of different reasoning’s behind the
correlation of amount of sleep and grades.
Methods
Participants: 100 students, both
male and female, participated in this survey. All of the participants are
currently enrolled in different colleges.
Data: A survey was created using
surveymonkey.com that included 7 questions pertaining to sleep and grades.
Procedure: The link for the survey
was posted on the blog for students in the class, sent as a text to friends, as
well as a link on Facebook. Every person could only complete the survey once.
Survey Questions:
1. Where
do you typically sleep at night? (In a residence hall with a roommate, in a
residence hall without a roommate, in an apartment, at home with your family,
in a sorority/fraternity house, other)
2. What
is the average amount of sleep (in hours) that you get each night? (Less than
5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, More than 8)
3. What
is your GPA? (2.0-2.5, 2.5-2.75, 2.75-3.0, 3.0-3.25, 3.25-3.5, 3.5-3.75,
3.75-4.0, 4.0 and above)
4. On
a typical day, how much time (on average in hours) do you spend doing homework?
(0-.5, .5-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, More than 6)
5. Are
you satisfied with the grades you are receiving in college? (Yes, no, somewhat)
6. What
do you consider as a successful grade? (A, B, C, D, Failing)
7. Since
coming to college, has your sleeping schedule changed? Explain. (Open ended)
Data Analysis: The researcher
analyzed the responses, and made charts and graphs pertaining to the
information that was concluded from the questions’ responses. The charts and
graphs will help present the information.
I think your introduction was very strong. The only thing I would suggest is that the first paragraph is more detailed than the second, but the second is more important, so maybe go into a little more detail in the second paragraph to get your point across. You had very clear headings in your method section which is very helpful to people who do not want to read the whole paper. I do not think that you need to include the survey questions in the methods section because it looks cluttered, and confusing. I think you just need to include them in the appendix section at the end of your paper, so if people are interested, they can find them there.
ReplyDeleteOverall I think this was a strong introduction and methods section of your paper. 2 suggestions would just be to take out the survey questions and maybe expand more on the second paragraph instead of the first paragraph in the introduction.
Very well developed introduction, It was easy to read and had good flow. The question was clearly stated and I understood specifically what you were looking for when you asked your question.
ReplyDeleteThere were a couple times were it was a little informal during the introduction but they were very small instances. Maybe just try to make it more boring haha, I don’t I like the way you have it now there are just a couple of casual parts.
Your methods are clearly stated and are easy to read. It looks very clear since they are spaced out and you used good concise language. The only thing I would do is to add the survey questions to the end in the appendix rather than in the methods section.