scholarly journals Examining Associations Between Physical Activity and Academic Performance in a Large Sample of Ontario Students: The Role of Inattention and Hyperactivity

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1231-1239
Author(s):  
Michelle Ogrodnik ◽  
Jillian Halladay ◽  
Barbara Fenesi ◽  
Jennifer Heisz ◽  
Katholiki Georgiades
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Optimal Dose ◽  
School Students ◽  
Inattention And Hyperactivity

Background: Participation in physical activity (PA) is a modifiable factor that contributes to academic success, yet the optimal dose (ie, frequency) and mechanisms underlying the effect require further exploration. Methods: Using data from 19,886 elementary and 11,238 secondary school students across Ontario, Canada, this study examined associations between PA participation frequency, academic achievement, and inattention and hyperactivity. Results: Among elementary students, there was a positive association between PA frequency and academic achievement. Participating in 1 to 2 days per week of PA related to higher academic achievement compared with no days, whereas 7 days per week had the largest associations. For secondary students, a minimum of 3 to 4 days per week was associated with higher academic achievement with no significant benefit of additional days. Indirect effects of inattention and hyperactivity were found for both groups, suggesting that the benefits of PA on academic achievement may be partly explained by reductions in inattention and hyperactivity, especially for secondary school students. Conclusion: Students may experience academic benefits from PA even if they are not meeting the guidelines of exercising daily. These benefits may occur, in part, through reductions in inattention and hyperactivity. Further work is needed to determine the temporality and mechanism of these associations.

A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Sherafat ◽  
C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

scholarly journals Motivaciones hacia la práctica física deportiva y su entorno social en el alumnado de secundaria de un centro público y un centro privado de Granada (Motivations for the physical and sport activity and their social environment in the secondary students fr

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 108-110
Author(s):  
Francisco José Marín García ◽  
Ana Olivares Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Main Motivation ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
The Social

Con el trabajo aquí presente se pretende compartir cuales son las motivaciones que llevan al alumnado de ESO a realizar actividad física como ocupación de su tiempo libre y algunos aspectos importantes sobre las personas que forman parte de su entorno social más cercano, como por ejemplo, cual es la actitud de los padres frente a la práctica de actividad física, con quien la comparten o quienes le iniciaron. La metodología con la que hemos desarrollado nuestra investigación es cuantitativa y el método utilizado es el descriptivo. Las técnicas empleadas son la observación documental y la encuesta y dentro de ésta, el instrumento utilizado ha sido el cuestionario. Entre los resultados más interesantes obtenemos que las principales motivaciones que llevan al alumnado a practicar están relacionados con el placer que les transmite. Los amigos aparecen como el colectivo más importantes del entorno social.Abstract: The purpose of our research is to look at the motivation of secondary school students towards physical activity as a way to spend their spare time. We will consider the attitude of people who are close to them, such their parents. Ours methodology has included quantitative techniques such as questionnaire analysis plus descriptive methods including observation. The most interesting result shows that the main motivation for students to do physical activity is related to the pleasure of doing it. Friends are the most important element in the social environment. Key words: .. 

scholarly journals Strategies to Improve Academic Achievement in Secondary School Students: Perspectives on Grit and Mindset

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401774511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Polirstok
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
School Students ◽  
Detailed Review ◽  
Academic Challenges

This article examines the academic performance of secondary school students from the perspectives of grit and mindset through a detailed review of the literature. What makes a learner resilient? Persistent? Willing to take on academic challenges? The research on grit and mindset provides an understanding of why many secondary students struggle academically. Whereas Duckworth discusses persistence and resilience, Dweck compares fixed versus growth mindsets, the willingness to take on academic challenges and belief in oneself as a learner. Teaching strategies and materials that can help students increase persistence and build a growth mindset are presented as keys to successfully affecting academic performance.

scholarly journals The effect of the self- questioning strategy on the development of academic achievement in the field of earth sciences among second secondary students in the southern Jordan Valley: أثر استراتيجية التساؤل الذاتي في تنمية التحصيل الدراسي في مبحث علوم الأرض لدى طالبات الثاني ثانوي في الأغوار الجنوبية بالأردن

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Dawood Sulaiman Al- Khalifat
Keyword(s):  
Earth Sciences ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
School Students ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Total Average

  The present study aimed at identifying the effect of using self- questioning strategy in developing academic achievement in the field of Earth Sciences among the second year secondary school students in the southern Jordan Valley. The study adopted the semi- experimental method, the tool was (Achievement test in Earth Sciences), prepared by the researcher. Applied to a random sample of two divisions of the second grade secondary school students in Al- Hashim Secondary School for Girls, which is affiliated to the Directorate of Education and Education of the Southern Jordan Valley during the academic year 2018/2019, for Division (B) as an experimental group, consisting of (30) students, and Division (A) as a control group. , And consisted of (30) students. The results of (T) test showed that there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of female students on achievement in the Earth Sciences subject due to the variable method of teaching, where the control officer got a total average (13.02) in exchange for the pilot obtained a total average (18.97), and for the benefit of the experimental group, In the light of the results of the study, the researcher recommended training teachers on the strategy of self- questioning in the teaching of earth sciences; for their effectiveness in teaching, and recommended studies on the introduction of other teaching methods.

scholarly journals The Academic Achievement of Secondary Students in Bangladesh: Assessing the Role of Socioeconomic Status, School Attributes, and Academic Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ferdousi Jahan Oyshi ◽  
Sadia Sharmin Suhi ◽  
Afsana Sultana ◽  
Nusrat Jahan ◽  
Md. Tanvir Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Activities

This study was aimed at assessing the role of socioeconomic status (SES), school attributes (SA), and academic activities (AA) in the academic achievement of secondary school students in Bangladesh. Data were collected by administering a self-administered questionnaire from 1,043 secondary school students using a multistage cluster random sampling. Hierarchical regression suggested that religion significantly but negatively influenced the academic achievement of secondary students, while SES, teacher-student ratio, performance, and education system significantly predicted the academic achievement, although the latter had a negative impact. Besides, self-regulation and communication also showed a substantial role in determining good academic achievement. Policymakers should pay attention to the SES composition of schools and their quality and mode of education, and certain regulatory activities to achieve quality and all-inclusive education in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Infographic impact on the development of academic achievement in a computers first secondary students Al Qunfudhah

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Shawoush
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Total Average

    The research aimed to identify the effect of the using infographics on developing academic achievement in computer subject of First Grade Secondary School students in Al-Qunfudah Governorate. To achieve this goal, the experimental method was used in terms of adopting the quasi-experimental design. The researcher prepared an achievement test on computer. A pre-post test was applied to a random sample of 60 students from First Grade Secondary School students in Al-Qunfudah Governorate. The sample was divided into two equivalent groups. One was experimental, (30) students, who studied using infographics, and the other 30 students, who studied using the usual method. The results of the study revealed that there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) level between the average scores of the students in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group achieved a total average of (37) whereas the control achieved a total average of (25.07) in the post application of the achievement test, and the difference is in favour of the experimental group. The results showed a significant effect of the use of the infographics on the development of the academic achievement of the experimental group. The value of ETA Square (45,0). This means that the independent variable has a (large) effect. In the light of these results, the researcher made some recommendations and suggestions.

scholarly journals Academic Achievement in Spanish Secondary School Students: The Inter-Related Role of Executive Functions, Physical Activity and Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1816
Author(s):  
Elena Escolano-Pérez ◽  
Marta Bestué
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Academic Year

There is a growing interest in determining which variables contribute to students’ academic performance, since this performance is associated with their wellbeing and with the progress of the nation. This study analyzed whether different variables (executive functions and physical activity levels, gender and academic year) of 177 Spanish Compulsory Secondary School students contributed to their academic performance. The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function 2 (BRIEF-2), Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) and an ad hoc questionnaire were used to determine the students’ executive functioning, physical activity level, gender and academic year, respectively. Students’ grades were considered to be indicators of their academic achievement. Seven multiple linear regression models were constructed using the R computing language to examine the association between academic achievement (considered in each of the 5 subjects: Language, Mathematics, Geography and History, English and Physical Education; the mean of the instrumental subjects—Language and Mathematics—and the mean of all the subjects) and the independent variables. The results indicated that executive functions, physical activity and gender contributed to academic performance, but academic year did not. This suggests that students with good executive functions, who perform physical activity and are female, would have better academic achievement. This information should be considered when designing interventions to improve student academic achievement.

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