“Does going to tutoring affect your grades and GPA?”

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
By Jonathan Pascua

My name is Jonathan Pascua. I am a new journalist looking for something fun to write about. I went to tutoring and I assumed many students go to tutoring. When I arrived to tutoring I only saw 1 other classmate. I asked my teacher,  “Where are the other students who are failing your class? ” He told me that they don’t come. So I knew what my next article would be on.

 I created a student survey. I only used three questions that best fit my interest. First question was the amount of classes you’re are failing or passing with a D. The answers I had were 0 classes, 1-2, 3-4 5 or all my classes. Another was the there GPA average. I put 1.0-1.5, 1.6-2.0, 2.1-2.8, 2.9-3.9 or a 4.0. The final question I had was about their visits to tutoring. I asked if they had gone in the last two weeks. Only answers I had were yes and no. I chose only random students. After I got all my surveys back I was astonished. I tried to calculate all this answers into one. Ms. Forney showed me how. I began my calculation and I got my results.

 Right below is the student survey I created. 


Students Survey

 1. How many classes are you failing or passing but with a D?

  0 classes        1-2             3-4                   5               All my classes.

 2. What is your average GPA?

 1.0-1.5          1.6-2.0        2.1-2.8             2.9-3.9         4.0

 3. Have you gone to tutoring in the last two weeks?

 Yes              No

  These are my results:

 1. How many classes are you failing or passing but with a D?

Answers                                                      Percentage of Students answered.

 0 classes                                                                         40%  

1-2                                                                                 47%

3-4                                                                                 13%

5                                                                                      0%

All my classes                                                                   0%    

2. What is your average GPA?

 1.0-1.5                                                                            7%

 1.6-2.0                                                                          23%

 2.1-2.8                                                                           30%        

 2.9-3.9                                                                           33%

 4.0                                                                                    7%

 3. Have you gone to tutoring in the last two weeks?

 Yes                                                                                26%

  No                                                                                74%

These results prove any teachers theory. That theory is tutoring can only help you if go….


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