The Effect of Athletic Participation on Academic Achievement for Students at Model Middle School

Download or read book The Effect of Athletic Participation on Academic Achievement for Students at Model Middle School written by Mike Wayne Adams and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the effect that participating in sports had upon academics for middle school students. The findings were that athletes scored higher than non-athletes on standardized tests, but the difference was significantly higher only for the seventh grade. In addition, sixth and seventh grade athletes had a significantly higher grade point average than non-athletes, while the eighth grade athletes were significantly higher only in two grading periods. The findings, also, determined that no significant difference could be found between the in-season and out-of-season grade point averages of athletes.