Does Being an Online Student Affect

Your Physical and Social Interaction

By: Rose Barbera, Emma Gould, and Christie Rocchio
Group 1
EDT 180A

Why We Chose This Topic

It is a common stereotype that people who spend time on the computer, usually
dont get out of the house as much as those who are not avid computer users.
We wanted to investigate if there really is a difference between online student
and if their social/physical interaction is affected by how much time they spend
online.
By investigating this topic we would be able to determine whether or not the
stereotype of online students are less socially and physically active than in
person students is actually true.

Questions from Survey

What class level are you?

How many credits are you taking?
Are you an online student?
How long do you spend on electronics daily pertaining to school work? (In
hours)
How much physical activity do you get per day? (In hours)
How much social activity do you get per day? (In hours)
What activities do you do outside of school work daily? (Select all that apply)

Responses: Class Level

The majority of
our respondents
were sophomores

Responses: Credits Taken

The average student

is taking 15 credits.
The minimum amount
was 5 credits
51 was the most,
skewed our data

Responses: Online Students vs In Person Students

of our respondents
were online students
A bigger sampling
would give more
reliable data

Responses: Time Spent on Electronics Daily

Online students spent about 4 hours on their electronics outside of school

In person students spent closer to 6 hours on their electronics outside of school
Online students spend more time on their computer for schoolwork

Responses: Physical Activity Time

In person students
received about an
hour more of
physical activity
Online
sophomores
received 0.5 hours
more than in
person
sophomores
Overall in person
students received
more physical
activity per day

Responses: Social Activity Time

In person students
received 3 hours
more of social
activity
Online juniors
received 0.9 hours
more than in
person juniors
Overall in person
students received
more social
activity

Conclusions

Online students get less physical and social interaction overall than in person
students.
Since we had only about of our respondents as online students, we could not
get the most reliable results
For physical activity, the online students on average got 1 hour less than
physical activity per day than online students
For social activity, the online students on average get 3 hours less than in
person students