Physical activity and GPA: Results from a national sample of Black students

Weston, R. Eric; Zeng, Howard Z.; Battle, Juan

doi:10.1080/10911359.2019.1687387

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“…In order for extracurricular activities engender adherence to physical activity and provide expected benefits to adolescents, all participants must feel empowered to carry out the activities in a satisfactory way in order to improve responsibilities [10,11]. These skills are essential so that in later stages, young adolescents can maintain an organised lifestyle [12].…”

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Motivation, Self-Concept and Discipline in Young Adolescents Who Practice Rhythmic Gymnastics. An Intervention

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This study aims to develop an intervention based on TARGET strategies in young people practicing rhythmic gymnastics, with the aim of observing whether motivation, discipline, self-concept and flexibility are improved. This research is a longitudinal study of a quasi-experimental nature. A total of 104 young adolescents between the ages of 11 and 12 years (11.66 ± 0.47) participated in the study, of which 60 belong to the control group and 44 to the experimental group. The intervention programme lasted two months (17 sessions). TARGET strategies were applied to the experimental group during training. While the experimental group continued with its routine training. To measure the psychological variables, the instrument used were the Youth Physical Self-Concept Scale (C-PSQ), Reason Scale for Discipline (RSD) and Success Perception Questionnaire (SPQ), and for flexibility, the tests were applied to the Sit and Reach and Deep trunk flexion test. The results showed that those teenagers who participated in the intervention, obtained an increased climate task, which entails an enjoyment by the practice of physical activity itself, more optimal levels of physical self-concept and discipline, subsequently, obtaining better results of flexibility. While in the control group gymnasts the ego climate and demotivation increased. TARGET strategies applied to young adolescents have positive effects, improve motivation towards physical activity, self-concept and discipline. This results in greater performance in flexibility. This will encourage young adolescents to continue to engage in physical activity in the future.

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“…It is also considered an indicator based on the students' intellect, used in several studies. For example, Weston et al (2020) assessed the impact of extracurricular activities, school attitudes and demographics on black students' mental health and physical education grades in the USA. Negru-Subtirica et al (2020) analyzed the mutual influence between GPA and students' personality traits in Romania.…”

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Impacts of parents' and guardians' trust in confessional schools on students’ perceived performance and spirituality

d'Angelo,

Café,

Rocha

2023

IJEM

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PurposeThis study analyzes the impacts of trust in the confessional institution of primary education on a students’ spirituality and performance and the moderating effect of the families' religion on the relationship between trust in the school and the student's spirituality as perceived by parents and guardians.Design/methodology/approachThis study takes the form of a survey with 346 parents and guardians from a Brazilian Adventist education network. The authors used partial least squares structural equation modeling by SmarPLS 4 to analyze the data.FindingsThe results reveal that parents' and guardians' trust in the confessional institution of primary education positively influences their perception of students' spirituality, which, in turn, has a positive impact on their performance. In addition, the families’ religion does not strengthen the relationship between school trust and students’ spirituality. It does not matter to which religious group the family belongs – as their overall spiritual development that favors the students’ academic performance.Originality/valueThe research contributes to the literature on school management, individual spirituality and relationship marketing – particularly customer relationship management in schools, involving parents, guardians and students.

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“…Physical activity has clear links to students' academic achievement (Weston et al, 2020). Physical activity, especially physical education, improves classroom behaviour and benefits several aspects of academic achievement, especially mathematics-related skills, reading, and composite scores (Álvarez-Bueno et al, 2017).…”

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The Significance of Students’ Physical Activity for Their Engagement in Learning Activities During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Kemerytė-Ivanauskienė

Brandišauskienė

Česnavičienė

et al. 2022

Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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Study purpose. This study aims to clarify the extent to which students’ physical activity is significant for their engagement in the learning process. Materials and methods. The study sample was composed of 202 7th-10th grade students. The data collection was performed in May 2021. The research participants completed the anonymous questionnaire on an online platform. The standardized Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents and the standardized Student Engagement Scale were used to assess levels of physical activity and affective and behavioural engagement. Results. The research findings showed that students’ physical activity depended on the time they participated in physical activities. The highest level of physical activity was during physical education classes. A statistically significant difference was determined in the boys’ and girls’ affective and behavioural engagement. The mean for the girls was higher than the mean for the boys. A statistically significant difference in the behavioural engagement of the 9th and 10th grade students was also found: 9th grade students were more engaged than 10th grade students. The multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that gender (β = 0.332, p < 0.0001) and physical activity (β = 0.323, p < 0.0001) as predictors had a significant moderate effect on behavioural engagement. Conclusions. The research findings reveal that although the students’ physical activity was low during the COVID-19 pandemic period, this phenomenon (physical activity) still remains a predictor, which has a significant moderate effect on behavioural engagement. It was also determined that during the pandemic, the highest physical activity level of students depended mostly on obligatory physical education lessons. Thus, bearing in mind that physical education lessons were the main physical activity-enhancing measures, we would like to emphasise the importance of these lessons and their proper organisation.

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Physical activity and GPA: Results from a national sample of Black students

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Motivation, Self-Concept and Discipline in Young Adolescents Who Practice Rhythmic Gymnastics. An Intervention

Motivation, Self-Concept and Discipline in Young Adolescents Who Practice Rhythmic Gymnastics. An Intervention

Impacts of parents' and guardians' trust in confessional schools on students’ perceived performance and spirituality

The Significance of Students’ Physical Activity for Their Engagement in Learning Activities During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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