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Athletics impact on academic success as measured by GPA attendance rates and OGT average score of the high school student athlete Athletic Participation on Academic Success Measured several variables ID: 223750

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Slide1

Dumb Jocks?

Athletics impact on academic success, as measured by GPA, attendance rates, and OGT average score, of the high school student athleteSlide2

Athletic Participation on Academic Success

Measured several variables

GPA

Attendence

Rates

Overall average OGT score

Attendence

rates

Compared

between gender, and athlete vs. None athlete

.

Data from 154 athletes and 245 non-athletes in grades 10-12 from the 12-13 school year.

Surveyed athletes to see if amount of time participating effected their studies Slide3

Blanchester Background

70

square mile public school district

K-12

enrollment of 1,769 students with 461 students in the high school.

47% student population

poverty.

spend

$7,862.32 on each student each year compared to the state average of $10,597.21.

The

average income in the community is $40,475.

96th

out of a possible 871 school districts which had their performance index calculated at the end of the 2012 school year. Slide4

Athletic Department Info

2012-2013 the

athletic department spent $60,963.96 on equipment, officials’ fees, uniforms, and supplies.

generated

$60,893.88 through ticket sales, donations, parking pass sales, and rebates.

183 high school students participated this fall

61 had 3.5 GPA or higher during 1

st

quarter

82 high school students this

winterSlide5

Literature

Phillips and Schafer (1971

)

Teachers may push athletes to perform better, to be eligible

Lumkin

and Favor J. (2012

)

139,349 Kansas students

Found GPA, attendance, standard test scores better

Phi

Delta Kappa/Gallup

Poll

1984 – 31% public valued athletics’ role in education

2013 – 90% Slide6

GPASlide7
Slide8

Attendance Slide9

Average OGTSlide10

Time Constraints

30% thought participation

in athletics negatively limits the amount of time they have to work on academics.

7

0% felt

like they have enough time, outside of the school day, to prepare for academics.

63% believe

maintaining their athletic eligibility causes them to study more.

60%

consider maintaining their athletic eligibility when they schedule their classes for the next school year. Slide11

Summary

Blanchester Student athletes have greater academic success compared to non-athletes.

Female athletes at Blanchester have greater academic success compared to the male athletes.