The goal of this literature review is to establish the overall correlation between participation in school sport/athletics and academic
Altobelli, L. (2015, May 25). Does Participation in Sports Negatively Affect Academics? Retrieved
June 22, 2015, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/540517-does-participation-in-sports-negatively-affect-academics/
The author opens the article by relieving student athletes of their fear that athletic participation could compromise academic attainment levels. The author list a key factor in supporting her claim while listing a few sources and studies for reference. Additionally she uses interviews from student athletes to help support her claims. Finally, Altobelli briefly describes gender and socioeconomic …show more content…
Her research is based on relevant research that highlights parental involvement as the key indicator to positive academic performance of black youth. Clay suggest that prior research negates the positive relationship between athletic participation and academic performance when it comes to black males. The purpose of her study is to develop and test a model as to how African American parents can maximize their involvement in their young student athletes lives in order to increase academic achievement levels. Clay used qualitative model of collecting data via analysis of current literature and interviews of parents, students, coaches and teachers, eight total interviews were taken.
Rating: 2. The author uses a lot of existing research to highlight her own towards developing a model for African American parents to maximize their involvement in their student athletes lives. However, she only interviewed eight people, and there was no reasoning for why the participants or how the participants were selected. Her own research gives very little usable data towards her …show more content…
The author’s cite numerous studies including those that show positive correlation between organized school sports and academic achievement. Highlighted data included the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills results which uncovered the passing rates of student athletes and non-athletes. Participants of the sample included over 35,000 students in grades 7-12, these students included an ethnically and gender diverse sample. The results of this study indicated that athletes recorded drastically higher pass rates on standardized test compared to non-athletes. Additionally the author’s highlighted the fact that through their analysis of data it was concluded that student athletes also had lower rates of disciplinary action on a daily basis then their non-sports participating peers. The authors use prior research to back their claims and assert that the results of this research could have future implications for Texas
Altobelli, L. (2015, May 25). Does Participation in Sports Negatively Affect Academics? Retrieved
June 22, 2015, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/540517-does-participation-in-sports-negatively-affect-academics/
The author opens the article by relieving student athletes of their fear that athletic participation could compromise academic attainment levels. The author list a key factor in supporting her claim while listing a few sources and studies for reference. Additionally she uses interviews from student athletes to help support her claims. Finally, Altobelli briefly describes gender and socioeconomic …show more content…
Her research is based on relevant research that highlights parental involvement as the key indicator to positive academic performance of black youth. Clay suggest that prior research negates the positive relationship between athletic participation and academic performance when it comes to black males. The purpose of her study is to develop and test a model as to how African American parents can maximize their involvement in their young student athletes lives in order to increase academic achievement levels. Clay used qualitative model of collecting data via analysis of current literature and interviews of parents, students, coaches and teachers, eight total interviews were taken.
Rating: 2. The author uses a lot of existing research to highlight her own towards developing a model for African American parents to maximize their involvement in their student athletes lives. However, she only interviewed eight people, and there was no reasoning for why the participants or how the participants were selected. Her own research gives very little usable data towards her …show more content…
The author’s cite numerous studies including those that show positive correlation between organized school sports and academic achievement. Highlighted data included the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills results which uncovered the passing rates of student athletes and non-athletes. Participants of the sample included over 35,000 students in grades 7-12, these students included an ethnically and gender diverse sample. The results of this study indicated that athletes recorded drastically higher pass rates on standardized test compared to non-athletes. Additionally the author’s highlighted the fact that through their analysis of data it was concluded that student athletes also had lower rates of disciplinary action on a daily basis then their non-sports participating peers. The authors use prior research to back their claims and assert that the results of this research could have future implications for Texas