Correlation discovery between high school Student Web Queries and their Grade Point Average

In recent years, the K-12 learning space has been utilizing mobile devices to supplement student learning. To support the funding of school-issued mobile devices, the schools are interested in determining the degree to which the students use these devices for school-related activities. This study examined high school student web queries performed on school issued iPads using anonymized data from web filter logs. These web queries were first classified as either school-related or non-school-related using an earlier-developed algorithm. The classification results were then used to examine whether a correlation exists between web queries, especially the school-related ones, and the student's Grade Point Average. Regression analysis found a highly significant correlation (p < 0.00005) between the percentage of school-related web queries and the student's Grade Point Average.