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Jasmine AlfonsoJasmine Alfonso
The Tech CenterThe Tech Center
New Visions EducationNew Visions Education
COMPARATIVE STUDYCOMPARATIVE STUDY
BETWEEN STUDENTBETWEEN STUDENT
ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES AND NON-
ATHLETES IN HIGHERATHLETES IN HIGHER
LEVEL CLASSESLEVEL CLASSES
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How do student athletesHow do student athletesperform in higher levelperform in higher level
classes as compared to non-classes as compared to non-athlete students?athlete students?
THESIS
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Purpose of Study
To determine if there is a correlation between athleticsand academics in secondary education
The relationship between the success rate in higher level
classes such as honors, advanced placement, andcollege level classes as compared to the amount ofphysical activity the student receives determined bywhether or not the student participates in a varsity orJ.V. level sport
Examines whether or not there is true a relationship
between the mind and body in correlation betweengrade point averages and physical activity
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Background Research
LITERATURE REVIEW
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General Information Continued
In a time where child obesity is on the rise, theimportance of being fit both mentally andphysically is an essential component to being ahealthy person
Students, who in general, are physically fit perform
better on academic achievement tests overstudents who are not as physically fit. showing
that as fitness scores improved the scores foracademic achievement improved as well. (Vail,2006)
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Positive Correlations
Increased physical activity through physical education includeincreased arousal and reduced boredom, which may lead toincreased attention span and concentration [as well as] increasedself-esteem, which could be expected to improve classroom
behavior as well as academic performance. (Coe, et. all, 2006,1515)
For example, investigators in Illinois found that students totalfitness, as measured by passing all 5 components of theFitnessgram, positively correlated with academic achievement,
measured by the standardized Illinois State Achievement Test,particularly Mathematics and Science. (Chomitz, et. all, 2009, 31)
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Positive Correlations Continued
Students who are physically fit exhibit betterconcentration than their peers; stating how theexercise these students are receiving lowered stresslevels and anxiety, which are factors that can have a
large impact on the mental capabilities of a student(Vail, 2006).
It was also stated by the Department of Education thatstudents who participate in sports are three times aslikely to have a GPA of 3.0 and higher (Stegman,Stephens, 2000).
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Trends
Female athletes tend to have greater academic abilities over their malecounterparts. As well as a greater correlation in math scores overthose in English (Chomitz, et all., 2009).
Sports foster the development of student success in lifelong learning,
life roles and personal effectiveness. Allowing student-athletes todistinguish rules of behavior in team settings, as well as assisting inthe development of team, letting individuals reflect upon failure on andoff the field (Silliker, Quirk, 2002).
These characteristics which are commonly found in student-athletes
have shown to lead to higher career aspirations, better attendancerecords, reduced delinquency and a higher social standing amongtheir peers (Silliker, Quirk, 2002).
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Trends Continued Sports not only assist in improving the success of student
achievement in the classroom, but also show that talentedathletes have higher graduation and report rates over theirpeers who are not as athletic
This can be attributed to the commitment they have fortheir sport as well as a problem focused, self-consciousand goal oriented mind of a student athlete (Jonker, etall, 2009).
Student-athletes ability to manage their time better than thatof non-athletes is shown also in a study completed byLaughlin in 1978 where he found that overall student-athletes had a high grade point average
During the on-season the students maintained a highergrade point average than during the off seasons oftheir sport. (Silliker, Quirk, 2002).
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Negative Correlations
Student-athletes, training through the educational system has left anumber of student-athletes with inadequate skills necessary foracademic success in college. (Dilley-Knoles, Burnett, Peak, 2010, 2)
The Womans Sports Foundation determined that overall there is no effecton the grade point average of student athletes in rural, urban orsuburban areas.
The study shows that while sports made little impact on grades the students were notas likely to attend a four year college.
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Inconclusive Results
Several studies have been completed over the past few
decades which have yielded inconclusive results, due tothe amount a variable influence on the study.
Some of the studies which were deemed inconclusive ornegative include Melnick as well as Marsh and Kraus inthe late 90s (as cited in Broh, 2002).
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Design of study
METHODOLOGY
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Setting of Study A high school in suburban New York State. The schoolwas large in scale and maintained roughly 400 students
per grade level
Approximately 525 surveys were distributed to students.305 were returned completed.
100 were student athletes who were enrolled in higherlevel classes
30 were student-athletes not enrolled in higher levelclasses
120 were non athlete students enrolled in higher levelclasses
57 were non athlete students not enrolled in higher levelclasses
The individuals who participated in this study were
willing male and female high school students who arebetween the ages of 14 to 18
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Overview of Study
an anonymous survey was created asking if they: participated in sports
how many hours a week they perform physical activity
how many honors, AP, and college level classes they areenrolled in
how many hours a week they spent studying andcompleting homework
check off the averages they had for each higher level classand GPA
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Overview of Study Continued
a letter was sent to the local school administrators togain approval to test the hypothesis in the suburbanhigh school
a letter was then sent out to fourteen teachers, coachesand club representatives asking if they would allowtheir students to participate in the study
copies of the survey were then given to that teacher for
distribution. Responses were collected from thosestudents who were willing to participate over a periodof two weeks.
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Overview of Study Continued
each survey was separated into four separatecategories:
Student Athletes enrolled in higher level classes
Student Athletes not enrolled in higher level classes
Non-Athletes enrolled in higher level classes Non-Athletes not enrolled in higher level classes
the data was then inputted into Microsoft Excel to besorted into a table.
all the data was placed into the correct category
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Overview of Study Continued charts were created that used data from three of the
categories:
student type
enrolled in higher level
GPA
Four charts were made which displayed the percentage
of students from each category who maintained acertain GPA range.
the percentages from each were then taken andcompared in a final graph which compared the overallresults of the study
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Observations of data
RESULTS
C d GPA
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Compared GPAsbetween
Athletes & Non-Athletes
:N o te H LC sta n d sfo r H ig h e r Le ve l
C la sse s
A s d isp la ye d b y th eg ra p h A th le te sy ie ld e d b e tte r
,re su lts w h e th e r or
n o t th e y w e re.e n ro lle d in H LC
Athl t
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Athletesnot enrolled inHigher Level
Classes
2 students had the GPA. . ( %)range of 2 1 2 5 7
14 students had the GPA. . ( %)range of 2 6 3 0 47
10 students had the GPA. . ( %)range of 3 1 3 5 33
4 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range of 3 6 4 0 13
:total 30 students fit
this category
N Athl t
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Non-Athletesenrolled in
Higher LevelClasses
1 student had the GPA. . ( %)range 1 6 2 0 1
3 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 2 1 2 5 2
19 students had the GPA. . ( %)range 2 6 3 0 16
47 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 3 1 3 5 39
49 students had the GPA. . ( %)range 3 6 4 0 41
1 student did not know
( %)their GPA range 1
:Total 120 students fit inthis category
Non Athletes not
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Non-Athletes notenrolled in
Higher LevelClasses
2 students had the GPA. . ( %)range 1 6 2 0 4
7 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 2 1 2 5 13
14 students had the GPA. . ( %)range 2 6 3 0 25
25 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 3 1 3 5 45
4 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 3 6 4 0 6
5 students had an
( %)unknown GPA range 7
:Total 57 students fit in
this category
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Athletes enrolledin Higher Level
Classes
1 student had the GPA. . ( %)range 1 1 1 5 1
1 student had the GPA
. . ( %)range 1 6 2 0 1
1 student had the GPA
. . ( %)range 2 1 2 5 1
12 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 2 6 3 0 12
34 students had the GPA
. - . ( %)range 3 1 3 5 34
51 students had the GPA
. . ( %)range 3 6 4 0 51
:Total 101 students fit
into this category
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DISCUSSION
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Significance
shows that students need be focus not only on theirmind but on their body as well
in order to not only keep them physically active but alsoimprove themselves academically
correlation between the mind and body will stop schools
from cutting sports and gym classes from curricula inorder to save money
By promoting physical activity in school the students will
increase their abilities in the classroom while providingexperiences outside of the classroom
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Further Investigation
Be tested on schools in the surrounding areas in order toshow a going trend in students across the board.
Gain the exact GPA of each student in order to maintaina firmer grasp of the data
More specific in the grouping of students by asking morequestions about the student
the grade level gender of the student
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Limitations
The need to maintain the anonymity of the student.The types of questions which can be asked to categorize
the students are limited
Stops other people from being able to identify thestudents who par-took and were involved in thecompletion of the study
Data collection
Through the limited contact with the students involved it
was difficult to gauge when student had questionswhen answering and completing the survey
Led to certain parts of the survey to being null and voidwhen analyzing the data.
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Errors in Study
Teachers held on to surveys instead of handing them in
Directions were not followed on the survey for question3(how many honors level classes the student is
involved in) Listed all HLC instead of just honors classes
took up more time to reanalyze and correct data
Did not understand question (check off each time ahigher level class has a specific average)
Only checked off one average
Answers were skewed, unusable and the question wasdisregarded
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