Academic Achievement of Elementary Students: A Comparison Study of Student Athletes versus Nonathletes

Autor/in	Dyke, Kimberly Renee
Titel	Academic Achievement of Elementary Students: A Comparison Study of Student Athletes versus Nonathletes
Quelle	(2013), (99 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, East Tennessee State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3031-3844-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Grade 4; Grade 5; Elementary School Students; Athletics; Standardized Tests; Scores; Student Participation; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Comparative Analysis; Attendance Patterns; Academic Achievement; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Leichtathletik; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Schulleistung
Abstract	The place of sports in academic institutions has been analyzed at length for several years. However most studies focus on the participation of high school and university students in school sports. Very little research exists to suggest a positive or negative correlation between academic achievement and participation in interscholastic sports at the elementary level. As a result the relationship between academic performance and participation in school sports among elementary students in grades 4 and 5 was investigated in this study. Through an independent-samples t test analysis of 1,605 fourth and fifth grade boys and girls, it was determined that students who participated in school sports were likely to have higher standardized test scores in both reading and math as measured by the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program. This was true of both male and female students. Additionally students of African-American, Asian, and Latino ethnicity who participated in interscholastic athletics also performed significantly higher on standardized tests than did their peers who did not participate in school sports. However it was determined that no significant relationship existed between participation in school sports and attendance at the elementary level. The results of this study suggest that there exists a positive relationship between interscholastic sports participation and academic achievement. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01