The purpose of this study was
to explain the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement
by exploring adolescent’s perceptions on physical activity and academics. This
study concerns the relationship between physical activity and academic
achievement. The main significance of this study is the connection of student’s perceptions to
the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement in
adolescents. It is believed no studies have used student perceptions to explore
this relationship before. Understanding student’s perceptions on the role physical activity has
on academic achievement can provide insight into developing programs to
increase physical activity among adolescents. The questions raised in the study
were broken into qualitative and quantitative questions. In the first quantitative phase
of the study, adolescent’s physical activity levels and GPAs were reported,
descriptive statistics were analyzed, and correlations were performed. The
first research question was to determine if there was a statistically
significant relationship between physical activity and academic achievement.
Based on the correlation scatter plot performed in the first question,
participants were selected and grouped into four extreme cases. For the second
quantitative question experiments were conducted to determine if differences
existed between high/low physical activity and high/low academic achievement
for each of the Likert scale items on factors that influence physical activity participation,
such as enjoyment and motivation. According
to the qualitative responses out of the four extreme groups, 56.9 %
of participants believe there is a positive relationship, 7.2 % believe it is
negative, 24.8 % believe no relationship exists, and 11.2 % are unsure if there
is a relationship.
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