World of Warcraft Case Study
Question: Does playing World of Warcraft cause Century College's students to struggle academically?
Hypothesis: Yes, we believe that playing World of Warcraft does cause Century College's students to suffer academically.
1. What is your age?
2. What is your gender?
3. How many credits are you currently taking at Century College?
- Full-time 12+
- 3/4 Time 9-11
- Part-time 6-8
- Less than half 1-5
4. What is your GPA?
- I don't know my GPA
- A= 3.5-4.0+
- B= 3.4-2.5
- C= 2.4-1.5
- D= 1.4 and below
5. How many days in a week do/did you play World of Warcraft?
6. How many hours in a day do/did you play World of Warcraft?
- Don't play
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 15+
7. When playing World of Warcraft were you ever late for class?
- Never Played World of Warcraft
- Yes
- No
8. When playing World of Warcraft did you ever skipped classes?
- Never Played World of Warcraft
- Yes
- No
9. When playing World of Warcraft did you ever fail to complete school work or homework?
- Never Played World of Warcraft
- Yes
- No
10. When playing World of Warcraft did you ever fail a class or classes?
- Never Played World of Warcraft
- Yes
- No
The Results
We randomly distributed our surveys out to the students of Century College, to answer our question of whether playing World of Warcraft affects them academically. Our survey was conducted between the 28th April - 2nd May. The following are the results of our survey:
Out of 311 surveys 113 (36%) played World of Warcraft and 198 (64%) did not play
While distributing the surveys it was very surprising about the number of people that did not know what World of Warcraft was. The survey made us realize that not as many people played the game, 64% to be exact. Guess it's not as popular as we first believed!
Male and Female Demographic of Student Players
Out of 113 34 were females and 79 were males
Age Demographic of Student Players
Out of 113 36 (32%) were ages 16-20, 49 (43%) were 21-25, 20 (18%) were 26-30, 8 (32%) were 30+
Amount of Credits Taken by Student Players
Out of 113 45 Full-time (12+cr),27 3/4 Time (9-11cr), 34 Part-time (6-8cr), 7 less than half (1-5cr)
GPA of Student Players
Out of 113 25 A= 3.5-4.0+, 36 B= 3.4-2.5, 13 C= 2.4-1.5, and 39 did not know their GPAs
Number of Days That Students Played
Out of 113 40 played 1-2 days, 42 played 3-4 days and 31 played 5-7 days
Hours In a Day That Students Played
Out of 113 77 played 1-5 hours, 25 played 6-10 hours, 8 played 11-15 hours and 3 played 15+ hours.
Number of Students Late for Classes Due to Playing
WoW
Out of 113 74 were not late to classes and 39 were late to classes due to playing World of Warcraft
Number of Students That Skipped Classes Due to
Playing WoW
Out of 113 86 have not skipped classes and 27 have skipped classes due to playing Wow
Number of Students That Failed to Do Home Work
/School Work Due to Playing WoW
Out of 113 67 did homework and 46 failed to do homework/school work because of
playing WoW
Students That Failed a Class/ Classes Due to Playing
WoW
Out of 113 104 did not fail a class and 9 did fail a class/ classes due to playing WoW
Correlation
34 females have played 79 males have played
1-5hours 6-10hours 11-15hours 15+hour
22F 52M 9F 22M 1F 4M 1F 2M
34 females played 79 males played
A's B's C's IDK's
7F 18M 11F 25M 4F 9M 12F 27M
67 players have not failed 46 students have failed
15 A's 21 B's 8 C's 23 IDK's 10 A's 14 B's 6 C's 16 IDK's
Final Conclusions
Both Male and Female students have a high correlation of playing World of Warcraft 1-5 hours a day. Both male and female students have more of a correlation not knowing their GPA rather than student with B's. Of the 67 students who didn't fail homework their GPA was unknown. Of the 46 students who failed didn't know their GPA, rather than B students.
In conclusion they surveys showed that playing World of Warcraft does not affect them as much academically as we first expected, hence our hypothesis was inconclusive.
How Could We Have Improved on Our Study?
- Focus surveys on 30 year olds
- pick a different game
- Aim more surveys towards female
Information Of Our Study
Anthony's Study
50 surveys handed out
8 people were age 16 to 20
31 people were age 21 to 25
11 people were age 26 to 30
32 males, 18 females
36 students full time, 4 3/4 time, 10 part time
12 students with an A, 23 students with a B, 5 Students with a C, and 10 students who don't know
16 people actually play WOW, 34 people do not play wow
of the 16 people, 12 were male, 4 were females
of the 16 people, 4 of them were 16 to 20, 10 of them were 21 to 25, and 2 of them are 26 to 30
of the 16 people, 10 have A's, 5 have B's, and 1 has a C
of the 16 people, 7 people play 3to4 hours a week, 9 people play 5to9 hours a week
of the 16 people, 3 people play 15plus, 7 people play 6to10, 6 people play 1to5
of the 16 people, 7 were late to class, 9 were not
of the 16 people, 4 people skipped class, 12 didn't skip class
of the 16 people, 10 people didn't complete homework, 6 complete homework
of the 16 people, 14 people didn't fail the class, 2 did fail the class
Tdizzle Withomes
84 surveys handed out
16-20/35
21-25/35
26-30/14
30+/0
male/60
female/24
ful/50
3-4/8
part/25
less/11
3.5+/5
2.5/23
1.5/6
1.4-/0
don't know/55
38 have played 46 haven't played
1-5/33
6-10/5
11-15/0
15+/0
8 were late
25 were not late
15 failed work
23 did not fail work
4 people failed class
34 people didn't fail class
Reba's Study
27 Total Surveys handed out
19 Males
8 Females
6 were ages 16-20
10 were ages 21-25
5 were ages 26-30
6 were ages 30+
16 fulltime
7 3/4 time
3 Part Time
1 Less than half
2 don't know GPA
12 A =3.5-4.0+
11 B= 3.4-2.5
2 C= 2.4-1.5
16 Have not played
11 Have Played
16 have not been late to class
16 have not skipped class
16 have not failed to do homework
16 have never failed a class
5 played 5-7 days a week
5 played 3-4 days a week
1 played 1-2 days a week
3 Have been late to classes
8 have not be late to classes
3 have skipped class
8 have not skipped
5 have failed to complete homework
6 have not failed to complete homework
11 have not failed a class
0 have failed a class
Who played the game
2 females
9 males
ages
2 16-20
3 21-25
2 26-30
4 30+
credits taken
1 less than half 1-5
1 part time 6-8
5 3/4 time 9-11
4 full time 12+
GPA
7 A=3.5-4.0+
3 B=3.4-2.5
1 C=2.4-1.5
0 D
0 I dont know
days in a week played
1 1-2 days
5 3-4 days
5 5-7 days
hours in a day
9 1-5 hrs
2 6-10
late to class
7 NO
4 Yes
Skipped classes
3 yes
8 No
failed to do homework
5 yes
6 No
failed a class
11 No
Anita
85 surveys handed out
76 Non-players
09 Players
Totals:
Gender:
51 were male
34 were female
Age:
47 were age 16-20
21 were age 21-25
07 were age 26-30
10 were age 30+
Credits:
52 were fulltime (12+)
15 were 3/4 time (9-11)
14 were part time (6-8)
04 were halftime (1-5)
GPA:
23 were A (3.5-4.0) students
45 were B (3.4-2.5) students
10 were C (2.4-2.5) students
07 did not know their GPA
Days per week played:
76 don't play WOW
02 played 1-2 days
03 played 3-4 days
04 played 5-7 days
Hours per day played:
76 don't play WOW
06 played 1-5 hours
01 played 6-10 hours
02 played 11-15 hours
76 non-players
09 players
Of the WOW players - 7 were male, 2 were female
Late to Class:
84 never late to class
01 was late to class
Skipped Class:
84 never skipped class
01 skipped class
Late Homework/Schoolwork
84 not late with assignment
01 late with an assignment
Failed a Class:
85 never failed a class
PLAYERS INFO
Age: 1 female 16-20 1 female 21-25 3 males 16-20 2 males 21-25 1 male 26-30 1 male 30+
Credits: 12+ 6-8 2 FT 1 PT 1 FT 1 PT Fulltime 3/4 time
GPA: B B all 3 B's 1 B 1 Don't know A Doesn't know
Days Played: 3-4 3-4 1 1-2, 1 3-4, 1 5-7 both 5-7 days 1-2 days 5-7 days
Hours Played: 1-5 1-5 2 1-5 hrs 1 6-10 hrs both 11-15 hrs 1-5 hrs 1-5 hrs
Late for Class: No No all 3 No both No No Yes
Skipped Class: No No all 3 No both No No Yes
Classwork Late: No No all 3 No both No No Yes
Failed: No No all 3 No both No No No
Pa Nah Vang
30 surveys handed out
15 Non-players
15 Players
Gender:
14 were male
16 were female
Age:
9 were age 16-20
13 were age 21-25
6 were age 26-30
2 were age 30+
Credits:
15 were fulltime (12+)
8 were 3/4 time (9-11)
4 were part time (6-8)
3 were halftime (1-5)
GPA:
10 were A (3.5-4.0) students
6 were B (3.4-2.5) students
4 were C (2.4-2.5) students
10did not know their GPA
Days per week played:
15 don't play WOW
7 played 1-2 days
6 played 3-4 days
2 played 5-7 days
Hours per day played:
15 don't play WOW
10 played 1-5 hours
2 played 6-10 hours
3 played 11-15 hours
15 non-players
15 players
Of the WOW players -10 were males, 5 were females
Late to Class:
27 never late to class
3 was late to class
Skipped Class:
30 never skipped class
0 skipped class
Late Homework/Schoolwork
28 not late with assignment
2 late with an assignment
Failed a Class:
30 never failed a class
The Ones Who Did Played The Game
5 females
10 males
ages
5 16-20
7 21-25
3 26-30
0 30+
credits taken
1 less than half 1-5
2 part time 6-8
4 3/4 time 9-11
8 full time 12+
GPA
6 A=3.5-4.0+
2 B=3.4-2.5
1 C=2.4-1.5
0 D
6 I dont know
days in a week played
7 1-2 days
6 3-4 days
2 5-7 days
hours in a day
10 1-5 hrs
2 6-10
3 11-15
late to class
12 NO
3 Yes
Nico's Results
35 Total Surveys handed out
Gender:
19 were male
16 were female
Age:
20 were age 16-20
9 were age 21-25
2 were age 26-30
4 were age 30+
Credits:
11 were fulltime (12+)
7 were 3/4 time (9-11)
13 were part time (6-8)
4 were halftime (1-5)
GPA:
4 were A (3.5-4.0) students
23 were B (3.4-2.5) students
4 were C (2.4-2.5) students
4 did not know their GPA
Days per week played:
11 don't play WOW
8 played 1-2 days
12 played 3-4 days
4 played 5-7 days
Hours per day played:
11 don't play WOW
13 played 1-5 hours
8 played 6-10 hours
2 played 11-15 hours
11 non-players
24 players
Late to Class:
10 never late to class
14 was late to class
Skipped Class:
18 never skipped class
6 skipped class
Late Homework/Schoolwork
17 not late with assignment
7 late with an assignment
Failed a Class:
21 never failed a class
3 failed a class
From a total of 35 surveys, 24 played/play WoW
8 Women
16 Men
|
Age
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
16-20
|
10
|
6
|
|
21-25|
|
4
|
2
|
|
26-30
|
2
|
|
|
Credits
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
12+
|
1
|
1
|
|
9-11
|
8
|
3
|
|
6-8
|
7
|
4
|
|
GPA
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
3.5 – 4.0
|
|
1
|
|
3.4 – 2.5
|
3
|
4
|
|
2.4 – 2.5
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9
|
1
|
|
Don’t know
|
4
|
2
|
|
Days
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
1-2
|
3
|
5
|
|
3-4
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9
|
3
|
|
5-7
|
4
|
0
|
|
Hours
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
1-5
|
5
|
8
|
|
6-10
|
2
|
6
|
|
11-15
|
2
|
|
|
Late
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Yes
|
4
|
1
|
|
No
|
12
|
7
|
|
Skip
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
|
No
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14
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8
|
|
Late
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Yes
|
9
|
2
|
|
No
|
5
|
6
|
|
Failed
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
|
No
|
14
|
8
|
|
Credits
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
12+
|
1
|
1
|
|
9-11
|
8
|
3
|
|
6-8
|
7
|
4
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Comments (9)
Reba Ramcharit said
at 1:27 pm on Apr 17, 2014
I like the 4th and 5th one but mostly the 4th.
Reba Ramcharit said
at 1:51 pm on Apr 17, 2014
I added a new question on addiction, I really like it and I think it makes for a good study.
I choose you question 6!
Reba Ramcharit said
at 1:57 pm on Apr 23, 2014
Ok so here are the questions, they are not set in stone yet but its a good start. John will let us know if he approves or not.
Anita Fisher said
at 3:02 pm on May 1, 2014
I handed out 85 surveys. I didn't know I had given out that many. Out of all of those, I had 76 people who do not play World of Warcraft and 9 who do play World of Warcraft. The WOW players were 7 males and 2 females. Of those statistics I had 3 males age 16 - 20, 2 males age 21 - 25, 1 male age 26 - 30 and 1 male over 30. The females were 1 age 16 - 20 and 1 age 21 - 25. Hope this is what you needed. I will keep the surveys and bring them to class tomorrow so we can calculate the other questions regarding class and homework.
Reba Ramcharit said
at 7:01 am on May 2, 2014
Thats a great number of surveys good job!
Anthony Carlson said
at 11:31 am on May 6, 2014
needs some color and bolding
add how we did the process of handing it out to only century college students and where we passed them out at?
add pie graphs and bar graphs under statistics
final results needs our stats along with our hypothesis and if it worked out,
If it didn't work what could we do to make our hypothesis work.
Tomas said
at 1:34 pm on May 6, 2014
16-20/5
21-25/20
26-30/10
30+/3
gender
male/25
female/13
credits
full/20
3/4....3
part/10
less/5
gpa
don't know/25
2.5/13
Nicolas Scherson said
at 7:29 pm on May 6, 2014
Reba, this was what you were asking for?
Reba Ramcharit said
at 8:36 pm on May 6, 2014
yes thank you!
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