Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.

This study compared the academic performance of athletes with that of non-athletes and investigated the cause of students' failures and successes in academics in three Universities: (i) Ife, (ii) Nigeria-Nsukka and (iii) Benin University. Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were used in...

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description This study compared the academic performance of athletes with that of non-athletes and investigated the cause of students' failures and successes in academics in three Universities: (i) Ife, (ii) Nigeria-Nsukka and (iii) Benin University. Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were used in the study, 306 non-athletes and 173 athletes. The Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of 103 athletes and 206 non-athletes were collected. Seventy athletes and 100 non-athletes were orally interviewed. The Two - Way analysis of variance, and t-test and t-test correlated were used to analyse the data, The results showed that in 1979/80 session (a N.U.G.A. games year) the G.P.A, of athletes was significantly higher than that of non-athletes in the University of Benin. In 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) non-athletes had significantly higher mean G.P.A. than athletes in the University of Ife. Also, it was observed that mean G.P.A. of athletes for a non-N.U.G.A. games year was not -significantly higher than that of N.U.G.A. games years. Both athletes and non-athletes stated that the factors responsible for students' failures were poor health and socio-economic problems and wrong choice of courses. Based on the results, it was concluded that except for 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A.. games year) in the University of Ife, non-athletes were not academically better than athletes. Since there was no significant difference in the academic performance of athletes during a N.U.G.A. games year and a non-N.U.G;A. games year and that sports by itself did not contribute to athletes academic failures, it could be concluded that sports participation does not retard academic performance of athletes.
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-54002023-05-13T18:10:36Z Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities. Alla, Joseph Babalola Athletics Academics University Sports This study compared the academic performance of athletes with that of non-athletes and investigated the cause of students' failures and successes in academics in three Universities: (i) Ife, (ii) Nigeria-Nsukka and (iii) Benin University. Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were used in the study, 306 non-athletes and 173 athletes. The Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of 103 athletes and 206 non-athletes were collected. Seventy athletes and 100 non-athletes were orally interviewed. The Two - Way analysis of variance, and t-test and t-test correlated were used to analyse the data, The results showed that in 1979/80 session (a N.U.G.A. games year) the G.P.A, of athletes was significantly higher than that of non-athletes in the University of Benin. In 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) non-athletes had significantly higher mean G.P.A. than athletes in the University of Ife. Also, it was observed that mean G.P.A. of athletes for a non-N.U.G.A. games year was not -significantly higher than that of N.U.G.A. games years. Both athletes and non-athletes stated that the factors responsible for students' failures were poor health and socio-economic problems and wrong choice of courses. Based on the results, it was concluded that except for 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A.. games year) in the University of Ife, non-athletes were not academically better than athletes. Since there was no significant difference in the academic performance of athletes during a N.U.G.A. games year and a non-N.U.G;A. games year and that sports by itself did not contribute to athletes academic failures, it could be concluded that sports participation does not retard academic performance of athletes. 2023-05-13T16:54:20Z 2023-05-13T16:54:20Z 1985 Thesis Alla, J.B( 1985)Academic performance of athletes and nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/123456789/5400 en application/pdf Obafemi Awolowo University,
spellingShingle Athletics
Academics
University
Sports
Alla, Joseph Babalola
Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
title Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
title_full Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
title_fullStr Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
title_full_unstemmed Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
title_short Academic Performance of Athletes and Nonathletes in selected Nigerian Universities.
title_sort academic performance of athletes and nonathletes in selected nigerian universities
topic Athletics
Academics
University
Sports
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