The Impact of Co-curricular Activities Supported by Generic Skills on Students' Performance at University Level

Abstract

Co-curricular activities refer to the events and learning skills that take place alongside the academic curriculum which offers opportunities for the students to develop specific skills and exhibit their non -academic abilities which are essential for interacting individually or collectively in their work and social life. These activities are considered as gained skills that accomplished out-of-class to complement and extend the formal learning skills of a course or academic program. This work has been conducted along with information technology track, computer science department, Community College, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. In this paper, a new methodology was suggested to improve the students’ performance based on modern generic skills by integrating co-curricular activities with curriculum to enhance the achievement of the necessary work requirements. The results showed that co-curricular activities had great effects on students' performance based on these skills.

Introduction to the STEM Student Success Model

“…Integrating research and teaching exposes students to the process of knowledge creation through mentored or faculty led UG research initiatives. These activities give the STEM students the full complement of UG research experience to enter the STEM workforce [35].…”