Study and Motivation

BY: ALEXIS BACK

Does working more

effect your studying and
motivation?

Hypothesis
My

hypothesis for my research is the

more hours you work, the less studying
and motivation students have in school.
Yes, working more effects your studying
and motivation.

Participants

6 participants

College students

First year of college

All participants work either part time or full time and

go to school full time

Questionnaire

8 questions

7 multiple choice

1 extended response

1.) How many hours a week do you

work?

A.) 1-25 50% said they work 1-25 hours a week and
go to school

B.) 26-45 16% said they work 26-45 hours a week

and go to school

C.) 46+ 33% said they work 45+ hours a week and
go to school

2.) How many hours a week do you

study?

A.) 1-10 100% of participants chose that they only

study 1-10 hours a week

B.) 11-20

C.) 21-30

D.) 31+

3.) When do you work?

A.)

Morning 16% of participants work in the mornings

B.)

Afternoon 33% of participants work in the

afternoons

C.)

Nights 16% of participants work in the nights

16%

work different shifts sometimes

morning/afternoon/nights.

16%

work sometimes morning and sometimes

afternoons

4.) When do you study?

A.) Morning

B.) Afternoon 16% study in the afternoon

C.) Night 66% study at night

16% study In morning/afternoon/ night

5.) What time of the day are you

motivated?
Motivation

Before work
After work

50%

50%

6.) Do you make time at work to

study?
Studying at work
Yes

No
13%

88%

Do you believe working more effects

your studying and motivation?

100%

of students said
yes working effects
studying and
motivation

What would help make you more

motivated to do school work?
Chart Title
4

Working less

More sleep

Easier work

Column2

Conclusion
Therefore, working more hours can
effect your study and motivation.
Working a lot of hours a week, can
distract you from your studying and
you dont study as much as you
should.

Further
I

should have had more participants

Got

more various results

Ask

more questions

Ask

more than just freshman

Personal
This

applies to me because I work more hours

than I do studying and when I work I do not
have much motivation.

learned that I was not alone, a lot of people

work and go to school. Also that others who
work do not study or have as much
motivation.