The Correlation Between Visual Arts And Math And Science
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
This project is in response to the lack of funding and awareness of visual arts in education. The purpose of this project is to determine the correlation in student GPAs between visual arts and the math and science subjects to raise awareness of the importance for visual arts in education. It is hypothesized that there is a higher than 50% correlation between visual art success and math and science success. This study utilized the individual GPAs of all Chapin High School students from the subjects of visual arts, math, and science. The GPAs were put into a spreadsheet and analyzed in a regression plot to find the r-squared value (correlation percentage). Some outliers were excluded because failing or AP students produce atypical data. However, the actual lurking variable is the lack of passion in lower level art students who are only taking the class to graduate. The correlation of the regression plot was found to be 13.73% with an r value of .372, which is lower than hypothesized, but still shows an upward trend. In summary, math, science, and visual arts are slightly correlate according to student GPAs and the regression plot. This shows that visual arts success is tied to science and math in education.
Recommended Citation
Loy, Amy, "The Correlation Between Visual Arts And Math And Science" (2015). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 195.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2015/all/195
Start Date
4-11-2015 2:15 PM
End Date
4-11-2015 2:30 PM
The Correlation Between Visual Arts And Math And Science
This project is in response to the lack of funding and awareness of visual arts in education. The purpose of this project is to determine the correlation in student GPAs between visual arts and the math and science subjects to raise awareness of the importance for visual arts in education. It is hypothesized that there is a higher than 50% correlation between visual art success and math and science success. This study utilized the individual GPAs of all Chapin High School students from the subjects of visual arts, math, and science. The GPAs were put into a spreadsheet and analyzed in a regression plot to find the r-squared value (correlation percentage). Some outliers were excluded because failing or AP students produce atypical data. However, the actual lurking variable is the lack of passion in lower level art students who are only taking the class to graduate. The correlation of the regression plot was found to be 13.73% with an r value of .372, which is lower than hypothesized, but still shows an upward trend. In summary, math, science, and visual arts are slightly correlate according to student GPAs and the regression plot. This shows that visual arts success is tied to science and math in education.
