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The seventh chapter of this book is dedicated in part to the issue of race in relation to athletic participation and academic attainment. The authors used this chapter to reference research based data that supports getting beyond initial concerns of athletics disrupting academic performance. The chapter also talks about athletic participation levels of females and the role gender plays in the academic attainment levels of females. This chapter cites previous studies that conclude that many athletes also are more likely to pursue post-secondary education. Finally this portion of the chapter ends with …show more content…
The focus of the study was based on male and females, the researchers broke the definition of participating in sport into two categories, competitive sport and noncompetitive sport and finally no participation. The sample of this study included 491 high school students in grades 10-12 all of the same demographic background. The test given to test academic achievement was a standardized numeracy and verbal reasoning test, which differs greatly from other similar research related to this topic. The results revealed that the gender of the student participating in sport did significantly play are role in student achievement levels. Female students scored higher levels of academic performance as compared to the male students in the study. Breaking the study results down further shows that males who participated in noncompetitive sport achieved higher levels of academic attainment then females who participated in noncompetitive …show more content…
Any physical activity in regards to this research must take place within the school and is defined as, school based physical activity, physical education and school based sports participation. The data basis search to acquire the studies included, MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO, SCHOLAR.GOOGLE.COM, and ERIC. All studies research involved data that was either actual or self-reported grape point average. The authors provide no new data in which to decipher. Results were included from quasi-experimental, cross sectional and longitudinal studies. Finally, this ultimate review of existing literature and statistical information verifies a significant positive relationship between school physical activity and academic
The seventh chapter of this book is dedicated in part to the issue of race in relation to athletic participation and academic attainment. The authors used this chapter to reference research based data that supports getting beyond initial concerns of athletics disrupting academic performance. The chapter also talks about athletic participation levels of females and the role gender plays in the academic attainment levels of females. This chapter cites previous studies that conclude that many athletes also are more likely to pursue post-secondary education. Finally this portion of the chapter ends with …show more content…
The focus of the study was based on male and females, the researchers broke the definition of participating in sport into two categories, competitive sport and noncompetitive sport and finally no participation. The sample of this study included 491 high school students in grades 10-12 all of the same demographic background. The test given to test academic achievement was a standardized numeracy and verbal reasoning test, which differs greatly from other similar research related to this topic. The results revealed that the gender of the student participating in sport did significantly play are role in student achievement levels. Female students scored higher levels of academic performance as compared to the male students in the study. Breaking the study results down further shows that males who participated in noncompetitive sport achieved higher levels of academic attainment then females who participated in noncompetitive …show more content…
Any physical activity in regards to this research must take place within the school and is defined as, school based physical activity, physical education and school based sports participation. The data basis search to acquire the studies included, MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO, SCHOLAR.GOOGLE.COM, and ERIC. All studies research involved data that was either actual or self-reported grape point average. The authors provide no new data in which to decipher. Results were included from quasi-experimental, cross sectional and longitudinal studies. Finally, this ultimate review of existing literature and statistical information verifies a significant positive relationship between school physical activity and academic