Initial Survey Analysis - Student Travel Time and Academic Enjoyment

🚆 Before the Bell

Analyzing the Correlation Between Students' Travel Time and Academic Enjoyment

53

Respondents

20

Questions

4

Research Themes

Target: Japanese and International Students

Number of Respondents: 53 respondents

Summary: The survey has four subsets that answers the study's main research question: Demographics and Logistics, Academic Enjoyment and Engagement, Fatigue and Alertness, and Attributed Reasons for Enjoyment Level. Each subset consists of 5 questions. In total, respondents answered 20 questions.

🔍 Quick Facts

• 47.2% commute less than 15 minutes.
• 52.8% live within 2 kilometers of campus.
• 73.6% require no transfers during commuting.
• 60.4% identify early wake-up times as the main source of fatigue.
• 79.2% support hybrid learning options.

General Information Data

#1. My survey has 53 total respondents. 52.8% are international students, and 47.2% are Japanese students.

#2. The geography of the respondents are evenly spread out as shown in the chart.

Results

Theme 1: Demographics and Logistics

#1.  普段、学校までの片道通学時間はどのくらいですか。On average, how long is your one-way commute to school each day?

The results show that most of the respondents are less than 15 minutes away from the campus, constituting 47.2% of the students. This is followed by 20.8% of respondents being 31 to 60 minutes away from school, and then by 18.72% of students being 15 to 30 minutes away from school. the least amount of the respondents are 13.2% of students being more than an hour away from school.

#2. 学校のキャンパスからどのくらいの距離に住んでいますか。Approximately how far do you live from the school campus?

Most of the respondents lives closer to the campus, as shown in the chart. This shows that 52.8% percent of the total respondents lives under 2 kilometers away from the school. This is followed by 17% of the respondents living 2 to 5 kilometers away from the campus. There is an equal total of respondents, 15.1%, living 6 to 10 and over 10 kilometers away from school.

#3. 通学時の主な交通手段は何ですか。What is your primary mode of transportation to school?

Most of the respondents, 39.6%, only walk to get to school. This is followed by 28.3% respondents who uses the public transportation as their primary mode of transportation. 18.9% of the respondents use their bicycle to go to school, while 13.2 of the respondents use a private vehicle to commute. none of the respondents use the school bus to go to their schools.

#4. 朝の通学で、乗り換えや異なる交通手段を何回利用しますか。How many transfers or different modes of transport do you take during a single morning trip?

A large amount of the respondents, 73.6%, do not have any transfers or uses different modes of transport when going to their schools. only a few amount of respondents, 9.4% each, have 1 to 2 transfers when going to school. only 7.5% of the respondents have 3 or more transfers or switch of transportation during their commute.

#5. 学校がある日の朝、普段何時に起きますか。What time do you typically have to wake up on a school morning?

Most of the students, 62.3%, wakes up after 7:00 Am when they have morning classes. This is followed by 18.9% of the students waking up at 6:15 am to 7:00 am when they have morning classes, then by 15.1% of the students waking up at 5:30 am to 6:14 am. Only 3.8% of the respondents wake up before 5:30 am when they have morning classes.

Theme 2: Academic Enjoyment and Engagement

#6. 私は普段、学校に行くことを楽しみにしています。I genuinely look forward to coming to school most days.

#7. 朝の授業は面白く、集中しやすいと感じます。I find my morning classes to be interesting and engaging.

#8. 授業中の話し合いに積極的に参加したいと思います。I feel enthusiastic about participating in classroom discussions.

#9. 一日の始まりに、友人や先生に会うことが楽しみです。I am happy to see my peers and teachers at the start of the day.

#10. 現在の学校生活はとても充実していると思います。I would rate my current academic life as highly enjoyable.

As seen in the bar chart, majority of the respondents choose "Agree" in the aforementioned statements above, showing a positive inclination to academic enjoyment and engagement.

Theme 3. Fatigue and Alertness

#11. 最初の授業が始まる頃には、すでに体が疲れていると感じます。By the time I sit down in my first class, I already feel physically tired.

#12. 1時間目や2時間目の授業中、眠気や集中力の低下を感じることがよくあります。I frequently struggle to stay awake or focus during the first two periods.

#13. 通学中の遅延、渋滞、混雑によって気分が悪くなります。Delays, traffic, or crowding during my commute put me in a negative mood.

#14. 朝の通勤ラッシュのせいで、学校のための大切なエネルギーを消耗していると感じます。I feel like I waste valuable energy for school due to fighting the morning rush hour.

#15. 朝の通学によって、勉強に対する忍耐力が減ると感じます。My morning journey leaves me with less patience for schoolwork.

As interpreted in the bar chart, the responses are somehow divided in agreement and disagreement to the aforementioned statements above, showing that respondents express fatigue and alertness differently with no clear basis of the causes (e.g., distance, commute, well-being, etc).

Theme 4: Attributed Reasons for Enjoyment Level

#16. 学校で疲れややる気の低下を感じる場合、その理由は何だと思いますか。If you feel tired or unmotivated at school, what do you attribute as the reasons?

• 学校から遠くに住んでいるため、早起きしなければならないこと。Waking up too early due to the distance I live from school.
• 通学そのものの身体的負担（歩行、立ちっぱなしなど）。The physical effort of the journey (walking, standing on transit).
• 渋滞、遅延、人混みなどに対処する精神的ストレス。The mental stress of navigating traffic, delays, or crowds.
• 通学とは関係なく、学校そのものがあまり好きではない。General dislike of school (unrelated to my commute).
• 学校で疲れたり、やる気がなくなったりすることはほとんどない。I rarely feel tired or unmotivated at school.

60.4% of the respondents chose waking up too early due to distance from the school as their primary reason for fatigue and demotivation during class. This is followed by 41.5% of the respondents saying that the mental stress of navigating traffic, delays, or crowds also becomes a reason for their tiredness and lack of motivation. 39.6% of the respondents find the physical effort of going to school also a reason for their demotivation and fatigue. 22.6% of the respondents do not feel tired or demotivated, and only 7.5% cited that their fatigue and demotivation is due to general dislike of schooling.

#17. ストレスの多い、または長時間の通学による悪影響は、通常どのくらい続きますか。How long does the negative effect of a stressful or long commute usually last for you?

39.5% of the respondents say that their fatigue wears off within 10-15 minutes of arriving, while 24.5% of them said that it lasts through the morning classes but clears up by lunch. 22.6% of the respondents do not feel any negative effects of their commute when going to school, and 3.8% feels that their whole commute journey dampens their mood and energy for the whole day.

#18. 現在の通学手段で、最も不快に感じる点は何ですか。Which aspect of your specific mode of transportation causes the most discomfort?

Majority of the respondents, 47.2%, believe that unpredictability of the commute makes their mode of transportation unpleasant. This is followed by 22.6% of respondents citing physical discomfort as the most unpleasant, and 20.8% of respondents saying that their commute journey is comfortable. however, 7.5% of the respondents cited lack of personal space as the reason for the unpleasant commute, while 1.9% cited boredom.

19. もし学校の近くに住んでいたら、学業成績（成績・集中力）はどの程度向上すると思いますか。 How much do you believe your enjoyment in school would improve if you lived closer to school?

Most of the respondents, 47.2%, believe that living closer to school would moderately improve their academic performance ad they would have noticeably more energy. However, it is followed by 20.8% of students believing that living closer would make no difference to their academic performance. 17% of the respondents said that there will be slight improvement in their academic performance if they live closer to school, and 15% of them believe that there will be a significant improvement in academic performance if they live closer to school.

20. 学校生活をより快適にするために、最も効果的だと思う学校側の改善策は何ですか。 Which institutional changes do you believe would improve your daily enjoyment of school?

• 朝の授業時間を短くする。Shorter class periods in the morning.
• 学校が提供する直通の交通手段を増やす。Providing more school-sponsored, direct transportation choices.
• 通学をより楽にするため、始業時間を遅くする。A later school start time to allow for a more relaxed commute.
• ハイブリッド形式（オンライン授業日を設け、通学日数を減らす）。Hybrid options (e.g., online learning days to reduce commuting days).
• 変更は必要ない。通学は学校生活に影響していない。No changes are needed; my commute does not affect my school day.

79.2% of the respondents believe that having a hybrid set up would improve their daily enjoyment of school. closely, 62.3% of the students also believe that a later school time would make their enjoyment in academics improve since they would have a more relaxed commute. 32.1% of the respondents believe that schools providing a more direct transportation can improve their academic enjoyment. 28.3% of the respondents believe that it would be helpful to have shorter class period in the mornings, while 7.5% of the respondents believe that there are no changes necessary.

🎯 Conclusion

The findings suggest that travel time may influence students' academic enjoyment, particularly through its impact on energy levels and daily routines. While many respondents reported positive school experiences regardless of commute length, a large portion believed that living closer to campus would improve their academic performance and well-being. Interestingly, early wake-up times emerged as a stronger concern than commuting itself, suggesting that the effects of travel may be indirect rather than immediate. Future studies should explore additional factors such as sleep quality, stress, social relationships, and overall student well-being.