Academic and athletic motivation: predictors of academic performance of college student-athletes at a Division III university

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. Higher Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Grillo, Kathleen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sisco, Burton

• Motivation in education; College athletes
• Higher Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/80

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1079