Date Approved
6-21-2011
Embargo Period
3-3-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. Higher Education
Department
Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Sisco, Burton
Subject(s)
Motivation in education; College athletes
Disciplines
Higher Education
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which academic and athletic motivation can predict the academic performance of student-athletes at a Division III university. An additional purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between academic and athletic motivation in Division III student-athletes, as well as the motivational patterns across academic motivation, student athletic motivation, and career athletic motivation. Student-athletes at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ were surveyed in order to obtain this data during the 2010-2011 academic year. Data were collected by means of a survey using 30 Likert-style items using a 6-point rating scale. Overall, participants indicated a proportionate balance of levels of motivation across the three motivation subscales. The data analysis also suggest that the correlation between academic and student athletic motivation and academic performance as measured by college GPA is statistically low. Additionally, there was a great deal of statistical significance in regards to academic and student athletic motivation. Overall, student-athletes are transferring their confidence and effort in the athletic domain to the academic domain.
Recommended Citation
Grillo, Kathleen, "Academic and athletic motivation: predictors of academic performance of college student-athletes at a Division III university" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 80.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/80
