A Literature Review of the Impact of Extracurricular Activities Participation on Students' Academic Performance

• Main Authors: SEOW, Poh Sun, PAN, Gary
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: extracurricular activities; academic performance; Accounting; Education; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1250; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2249/viewcontent/Post_Print.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Extracurricular activities (ECA) have become an important component of students’ school life and many schools have invested significant resources on extracurricular activities. The authors suggest three major theoretical frameworks (zero-sum, developmental, and threshold) to explain the impact of EC...