Comparison between athletes and non-athletes on academic achievement

Average, and Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores .... 30 2. Grade Point Averages of Athletes and Non-Athletes in College English, Government, History, Science, Mathematics, and Theae Courses Combined 31 3. Sign Test Cc»aparing the Academic Achievement of Athletes and Non-Athletes 32 iv CHAPTER I achieved more effective control by matching intelligence quotients of athletes and non-athletea before comparing their academic achievement.However, no study has compared the academic achievement of athletes and non-athletes after controlling overall high school average.Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, and high school averages in EngllAh, social studies, science and mathematics.Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to compare the academic achievement of varsity football and basketball players to non-athletes at Texas Technological College.Review of the Literature An important objective of coachea is to develop in athletes desirable psychological characteristics such as responsibility, perserverance, and social ability.Psychological characteristics of athletes have been compared to those of non-athletes in varioua studies.Relationship Between Motor Ability and Psychological Characteristics Carter and Shannon (6) compared 100 high school athletes and 100 non-athletes in regard to social adjustment and personality traits.The two groups were selected achieved more effective control by matching intelligence quotients of athletes and non-athletea before comparing their academic achievement.However, no study has cospared the academic achievement of athletes and non-athletes after controlling overall high school average.Scholastic Aptitude Test scores^ and high school averages In English, social studies, science and mathematics.Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to compare the academic achievement of varsity football and basketball players to non-athletes at Texas Technological College.Review of the Literature An important objective of coaches is to develop in athletes desirable psychological characteristics such as responsibility, perserverance, and social ability.Psychological characteristics of athletes have been compared to those of non-athletes in various studies.Relationship Between Motor Ability and Psychological Characteristics Carter and Shannon (6) compared 100 high school athletes and 100 non-athletes in regard to social adjustment and personality traits.The two groups were selected