%0 Journal Article
%T Investigating the Role of School-Based Extracurricular Activity Participation in AdolescentsĄŻ Learning Outcomes: A Propensity Score Method | Hsu | Journal of Education and Learning | CCSE
%A Hsien-Yuan Hsu
%A John Bentley
%A KoFan Lee
%A Sandra Acosta
%J Home | Journal of Education and Learning | CCSE
%D 2019
%R 10.5539/jel.v8n4p8
%X The purpose of this study was to apply a propensity score method that could control for selection bias at both the student-level and school-level in an investigation of the causal effect linking participation in school-based extracurricular activity (SBEA) to adolescentsĄŻ learning outcomes. The data for this study were drawn from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) data set. The final sample comprised 12,247 10th graders; 6,026 (49.20%) were males. A propensity score method incorporating marginal mean weighting through stratification was implemented to analyze the data. Results showed that 10th graders who had proper intensity of participation in SBEA (6¨C15 hours a week) slightly outperformed peers who did not participate in SBEA on the performance of mathematics achievement in 12th grade. Regarding the link between SBEA participation and adolescentsĄŻ long-term learning outcomes, results indicated 10th graders in 2002 with low to moderate levels of intensity (i.e., 1¨C15 hours) were more likely to achieve higher education credentials by the year 2012 when compared to non-participating peers
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jel/article/view/0/39782