1. Effect of Peer Pressure on Academic Performance
Student Researchers:
carlos acosta
priya dames
miranda dunn
anissia ennis
Amanda wade

2. Introduction
Our interests were with elementary school-aged students, but given the need to protect them from potentially harmful survey questions, we were redirected to our peer group.
We started out with more than 10 ideas after a brainstorming (divergent thinking) session.
We narrowed down those 10 ideas into 4 specific questions eliminating technology, historical figures, and television and subject preference, to select peer pressure using the Hits and Highlights (convergent thinking) technique.
What is peer pressure? – good, get this in there with a citation!

3. Study Purpose
To determine whether or peer pressure negatively affects FAU 9th graders grades. – is this the wall text? If not, please use the wall text, if so, let’s clean this up.

4. Select Literature Review
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5. Conceptual Framework
Polk (1971) stated that adolescents with a relatively high peer orientation are more likely to be involved in juvenile delinquency.
Also, Stone (1979) stated that these same adolescents are likely to be involved in the use of illegal drugs.
These studies demonstrate that peer pressure has a negative effect on teenagers.
Based on Polk and Stone’s findings, this study assumes that the opposite will also be found; that students who do not give in to peer pressure will not be engaged in problem behaviors and will demonstrate high academic performance.
It is through this framework that the data from this study was analyzed.

6. Conceptual Framework
If Polk and Stone are accurate, then peer pressure will likely also impact student performance
By not giving-in to peer pressure it is expected that students will not engage in problematic behavior and will have high academic performance.
We also wanted to know why students might be more oriented to give-in to peer pressure.

7. Research Question(s)
Take directly from the classroom wall!

8. Research Design This study used a (quant or qual) and why? Sampling…
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9. Methods
We sent out a survey via to every 9th grade student attending FAU High School.
Data Cleaning…
Data Organization…
Data Transformation…
Data Analysis…

10. Methods Survey Questions:
1. What would you do if your friend told you to ignore someone just because they didn't like them?
2. If a classmate told you to steal something from someone else, what would you do?
3. If a friend told you to stop wearing an outfit just because they didn't like it, what would you do?
4. What would you do if you are at a party and your friend asks you to try an illegal drug (including alcohol)?
5. Have you ever given in to peer pressure? If so, what happened?
6. What is your overall GPA (grade point average) at FAU High School as reported on your first progress report? (if you are not sure, please estimate your current overall GPA)
7. What is your gender?
8. Which race/ethnicity best describes you?

11. Findings Frequency Table has layout problems
We need the coding table to tally the codes!
Then we can look at findings

12. Implications For schools and guidance… For students and parents…
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