School sport and academic achievement

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dc.contributor.authorBradley, John L.
dc.contributor.authorKeane, Francis
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-14T12:14:48Z
dc.date.available2013-12-18T05:00:05Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2013-01-08T12:01:52Z
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) is an integral part of the school curriculum in Ireland. Historically the Healthy Body, Healthy Mind philosophy has promoted the inclusion of PESS alongside more cognitive school subjects and research suggests that PESS can promote cognitive function and provide educational benefits. However there is little research on how the choice of school sport influences academic achievement. This case study aims to investigate how participation in school sport influences the Leaving Certificate points score in an Irish secondary school. In particular, the study will investigate how the particular sport chosen by students participating in school sport during their Leaving Certificate years influences their Leaving Certificate results. METHODS: The study recorded the Leaving Certificate scores and sporting participation from 402 school children graduating from an all-boys secondary school in the Republic of Ireland during the period 2008-2011. Sports participation was assigned one of four categories: Rugby; Rowing; Soccer; No Sport. RESULTS: Participation in a sport during the Leaving Certificate years conferred a 25.4 point benefit to the final Leaving Certificate score. However, participation in Rowing, the only individual sport available in the study, resulted in significantly higher Leaving Certificate scores than Rugby, Soccer and No Sport (p < .05), conferring an additional 73.4 point benefit over the next highest group, Rugby. CONCLUSION: Promoting participation in school sport and providing access to a range of team and individual sports throughout the secondary school years may be a beneficial way to improve students Leaving Certificate results.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationBradley, J; Keane, F; Crawford, S. (2013) 'School Sport and Academic Achievement'. Journal of School Health, 83(1), pp. 8-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00741.xen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00741.x
dc.identifier.endpage13en
dc.identifier.issn0022-4391
dc.identifier.issn1746-1561
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of School Healthen
dc.identifier.startpage8en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/878
dc.identifier.volume83en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd.en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.blackwell-synergy.com
dc.rights© 2013, American School Health Association. The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.comen
dc.subjectPhysical fitness and sporten
dc.subjectIndividual sportsen
dc.subjectTeam sportsen
dc.subjectPESSen
dc.subjectAcademic achievementen
dc.subject~Education - Journal Articles~en
dc.titleSchool sport and academic achievementen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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