Improving Academic Success of the College Student Athlete with an Emphasis on Organizational Skills

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dc.contributor.authorBageant, Steve
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T14:58:38Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T14:58:38Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-12
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to determine whether using a priority management system with the support of a coach could improve the organizational skills of college student athletes and thus improve their academic achievement. The study utilized a one group, pre-test-post-test design. Changes in the grades of the participants were measured by comparing their grade point average (GPA) for the semester before the study with the mean grades they earned during the intervention. The study included eight Division III men’s college basketball players, all in their second semester at the institution, five of whom were freshmen, two of whom were juniors and one sophomore. There were six African-American and two Caucasian participants and they ranged from 18 to 21 years of age. The null hypothesis, that the student athletes’ grades when using the priority management organizational system with support of their coach would not differ significantly from their grades the prior semester, was rejected as the mean GPAs during the study were higher than those earned during the semester before the study was conducted. Grades and survey results suggested there were academic benefits from using the organizational tools and coach monitoring provided to ensure student athletes managed their schedule demands. Future studies could build on these findings by including controls to determine what particular supports are most effective across sports seasons and academic content areas.en_US
dc.format.extent49 pagesen_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M21V90
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3920
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
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dc.subjectAcademic achievementen_US
dc.subjectTime managementen_US
dc.subjectCollege athletesen_US
dc.subjectOrganizationen_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate).
dc.titleImproving Academic Success of the College Student Athlete with an Emphasis on Organizational Skillsen_US
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