Determine why leisure and camp commitments selectively impact Mathematics grades

Determine why, in the reported cohort, involvement in leisure or camp commitments negatively correlates with Mathematics grades while showing no corresponding correlation with Physics or English grades, and clarify the mechanisms underlying this subject-specific effect.

Background

In the paper’s correlation analysis, the authors observed that Mathematics grades negatively correlated with students’ additional camp or leisure commitments, whereas no such correlation emerged for Physics or English grades.

The authors explicitly state uncertainty about the reason for this subject-specific pattern, indicating an unresolved question regarding the factors or mechanisms by which leisure/camp involvement selectively impacts performance in Mathematics.

References

Mathematics grades negatively correlated with those involved in additional camp or leisure activities ($r = .269, p<.045$), but not with any other variable, though it is unclear why leisure and camp commitments may impact Mathematics grades specifically, but not Physics and English grades.

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