This is a report compiled to assess information on
how students in the United States spend their time on an average weekday. The data given below reflect the results of a survey, conducted by our group.2015 activities
Answers, collected from American students, showed the following results. There is no surprise in the fact that human beings need to have a rest, so the most sufficient period of extracurricular time is spent on sleeping (7.1 hours on average). The favourable sign is that such pursuits as leisure and sports are catching on with 5.6 hours in 2015. The last of the top-3 activities, taking up students’ time, is travelling. This point is rather controversial. It’s hard to say whether it is connected with the growing amount of cars and, consequently, traffic jams or whether students are just getting more ambitious and try to do as much as possible in 24 hours…Anyway, there might be another research on this issue.
Differences between 2014 and 2015
Analysing the year 2014 and 2015 we might say that students are sleeping less now. Educational activities, the runner-up of the 2014, have been substituted with the travelling – maybe now students are just doing their homework in the bus, as now studying process is taking 1 hour less than before. The most unintrusive activity, however, remains the same, although losing 20 minutes in its duration, comparing to the 2014. We are talking about grooming.
Conclusion
In conclusion we can say that this survey has been quite informative and in order to keep track of students’ life the research will be conducted next year as well.
