...Performances of Pacians Student Athletes and Non-Athletes as Influenced by their Study Habits CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Learning by Doing” John Dewey “How do study habits affect academic performance?” It is a positive statement when one says that man of modern society is so advanced in education, but won’t mind nor think about what steps he could make or trace what good he could do for his fellowmen. Students are the most essential assets for any educational institute. The social and economic development of the country is directly linked with student academic performance. The student’s performances place an important role in producing the best quality graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the country, thus, responsible for the country’s economic and social development. So, the parent and guardians must do their responsibilities and roles to give what they need in education. Study Habit is the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge usually done regularly. Student grades are one of the primary indicators of such learning. And the extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades a student earns for a period of learning has been done. If a student earns better or high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while poor or low grades indicate lesser learning. However, many experiences and studies found out that there are also several factors that affects the grades of students; Some of these are...
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...In Nigeria, there are so many factors influencing the ability of students to cultivate effective and efficient study habit. (Ozmer 2005) emphasized the importance of environmental influence as a major factor in the development of students studying habit and academic performance. .NCAA Division I athletic programs are usually the largest and best funded. Many of the student-athletes receive full or partial scholarships. NCAA Division I programs also have high regional, and often high national, visibility. Athletes in these programs face a great deal of public scrutiny. These are usually high-power programs and some of the issues of student-athletes may bring to the sport psychologist includes worries over maintaining scholarships, pressures from coaches, and exposure in the media. NCAA Division I schools are often “pressure cookers” for athletes, especially in the revenue sports of football, basketball and baseball. Many schools also specialize in one or two nonrevenue sports and pressures on athletes in those sports can be substantial. Working with College Student-Athletes for many students-athletes, starting college brings about substantial psychological change and adjustment (Gould & Finch, 1991). The demands placed on students-athletes (e. g., academic pressures, sport performance, training, travel) usually exceed the demands experienced by non-athlete students. Students-athletes face a variety of developmental issues and have a number of special pressures, including...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION To study and learn is basically our main reason why we enter school, but to make this schooling fun and memorable we tend to join in different activities which we think that can enhance our skills as a person. Most teenagers nowadays engage themselves on extracurricular activities on school such as sports. Many teens in high school want to try out for sports for some reasons. A lot of them try because they think it will make them popular or give them lots of benefits. For them sports are a healthy, fun and beneficial way to stay in shape, meet new friends and pass the after-school hours. This may sound cool at first but there are young people that encounter problems regarding their sports and studies on the latter part of their career. One of the biggest problems of student athletes is maintaining their study habits in the right track and this research will help the readers to evaluate the study habits of young people who engage themselves in these kinds of activities. As a varsity player, it is a big issue on how they handle their time between their chosen sport and their studies. A student athlete may encounter some difficulties on maintaining good study habits for some reasons which will also be presented in this research paper. Most of the varsity players in St. James Academy do manage their time well because they need to maintain good grades for them to continue their athletic career but on the...
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...Drugs and College Students Victoria Lyles-Savage Professor Stone SOW 301-01 Drugs and College Student In today’s society there are a number of college students and teens, who misuse prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons along with street drugs such as marijuana, ecstasy, heroin and steroids. Drugs and alcohol use on college campuses is universal. This has been an epidemic that has grown across the United States. According to Yusko,Buckman, White, and Pandina; alcohol and drug use in college is one of the more serious problems faced by colleges today .Another study stated that 90 percent of teens said they have used alcohol, over 50 percent have used marijuana, 17 percent used cocaine and 13 percent have used some form of hallucinogenic drug. Athletes are at risk to drug use because of the increased physical demand of athletics and heightens stress and time constraints placed upon them by fulfilling the dual role of being an athlete and student (Yusko, Buckman, White, Pandina, 2008). Peer pressure in itself is an epidemic and strongly impacts nonathletic individuals as well. The use of prescriptions drugs for nonmedical use is higher than are use of cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy, and inhalants all combined. Prescription Opioids result in more drug abuse deaths than both cocaine and heroin combined (Katelyn Rozenbroek& Rothstein, 2011).There are a lot of factors that drive teens and college students to turn to drugs and alcohol. The highest rates of...
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...Contents DIETARY HABITS AND NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF COLLEGE ATHLETES IN TECHNICAL UNIVERSIRY OF KENYA NAIROBI 3 INTRODUCTION: 3 1.2: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. 4 1.3: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 5 1.4: OBJECTIVES 5 1.5: HYPOTHESIS 6 1.6: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 6 7: JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY 6 CHAPTER TWO 7 LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.0: INTRODUCTION 7 2.1: BASIC NUTRITION 7 2.1.1: Importance of nutrition 7 2.1.2:Pre-game meal 8 2.1.3:Post-game meal 9 2.2: ATHLETE KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION AND BEHAVIOUR 9 2.3: RElATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION AND SPORTS PERFOMANCE 10 2.4: CONCLUSION 11 CHAPTER THREE 12 METHODOLOGY 12 3.0: STUDY OCATION 12 3.1: RESEARCH DESIGN 12 3.2: STUDY POPULATION 12 3.3: SAMPLING PROCEDURE 13 3.4: DATA COLLECTION 13 3.5: DATA ANALYSIS 13 TIME SCHEDULE: 14 BUDGET 15 REFERENCES 16 QUESTIONNAIRE 17 DIETARY HABITS AND NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF COLLEGE ATHLETES IN TECHNICAL UNIVERSIRY OF KENYA NAIROBI INTRODUCTION: Too often, student athletes are left with very little time to meet their nutritional needs. The athlete tends to grab the easiest on the go food for their meal; little do they know that this lack of nutritious food can affect their performance. Student athletes need regular well balanced meals and snacks to maintain the high energy demands of training, competition and the rigor of an academic program (Ziegler et al 2005) showed how the increased competitiveness of the sport raises concerns about the health of these athletes .For example nutrient intake was...
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...should be cut in order for students to receive a higher level of education. Despite what she may argue, sports are beneficial to students in ways that people might not think, including their education. Although some people may think that sports are not valuable to schools, they in fact are highly beneficial to students. For example, while talking to Ripley a soccer player named Jenny says, “Like most other Americans, I can rattle off the many benefits of high-school sports: exercise, lessons in sportsmanship and perseverance, school spirit, and just...
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...In today’s stressful world, sports may be the only way to calm down. Although many people believe sports are the cause of failing grades; multiple studies have shown that physically active students have higher grades. Therefore, schools should keep after-school sports because they relieve stress, players can develop good teamwork habits, and they can help students academically. Students have stress; sports can be the antidote for the tension. According to Tim O´Shei, who wrote an article on why schools should keep sports, “when you are stressed your brain releases hormones that can interfere with your ability to sleep and concentrate,” “physical activity can be the antidote” (12). In addition, he states that stepping away from school work for a practice can help improve athletes’ minds (O´Shei, 12). This data proves that students who participate in sports have less stress, so they can learn freely and participate more in school. This is exciting news for any athlete trying to balance sports and stress....
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... Twenty-two percent of student-athletes at the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future claim to have used or smoked a drug within the past year compared to the average 33% of non-athletes. As well as drugs like marijuana and others, cigarettes and tobacco have also dropped in percentages within the past years. Currently only six percent of women athletes smoke. National Collegiate Athletic Association found that "approximately sixty percent of student-athletes reported that they believe drug testing among student-athletes should continue and that imposing penalties would be fair and appropriate." (NCAA Student-Athlete Substance Use Study: Executive Summary August 2014) Many children believe that sports are harmful and dangerous because of a popular belief. But, many new studies are showing parents the factual side of physical activities and the benefits that come from it. Many children believe that sports are threatening/dangersome because of a popular belief, but many new studies show parents the factual side of physical activities and the benefits that come from it. Studies conducted on sports show that young children who participate in these physical activities are more than likely to have a higher self-esteem. The competitive nature in sports can help the child develop as a person and as an athlete. As well as themselves, children get confidence boosting reinforcement from coaches, parents or other family members, and other athletes. Involvement in team sports...
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...several studies show that sports participation causes children to do worse in school then those that are not participating in sports, it is unclear if this affiliation is a result of negative academics from the child, or due to the impact of the sports on the kids minds and ability to participate in school. The general focus of this study is on how athletes and non-athlete’s grade are during the school year. The study will examine the effects of sports participation on many different measures of their academic performance. Participants (N-40) will be sent an online...
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...Kaitlin Cook Mrs. Feldman English 101-39 21 September 12 Thesis: Playing on a high school volleyball team is detrimental to the Christian students’ academic standings, emotional health and relationships; therefor, a student is more likely to have success if they avoid being on a volleyball team. I. One of the first things that are affected when a student commits to a volleyball team is her academic standings. A. All of the students’ time and effort are put into volleyball. 1. Student athletes’ compete for more playing time. 2. They have to attend practice every single day for hours. B. The athletes barley have any time to study. 1. The practice time and game time takes away all study time. 2. The athletes are tired and not mentally able to study when they go home. 3. They perform poorly on quizzes and test due to lack of study time. II. The stress levels that are found in a typical volleyball player are usually very high. A. The pressures of the coach to perform better causes stress to the athletes. B. The pressures of the parents and teachers to perform well academically causes stress. III. The volleyball players’ relationships begin to be hindered, which is a result from both the stress and the academic struggle. A. The volleyball players’ relationships with friends are hindered. 1. There is no time to hang out with friends. 2. Rivalry within the team causes relationships with friends to suffer. B. The volleyball players’ relationships...
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...injuries to a student-athlete? I believe that sports should not be removed from schools because they have a positive impact on students. Sports give students something to look forward to, a lot of health benefits, and a chance to improve their social lives. Without sports, many students would have more stress and have less social skills to help them communicate in the future. The most important reason school sports should stay is that it gives stressed-out students a relief from their school related responsibilities. It also gives them something for them to look forward to during the long school day. Doctors and specialists are saying that physical...
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...background of the study, statement of the problem, hypothesis, conceptual framework, definition of terms used, significance of the study and the scope and limitations. Background of the Study Statement of the Problem This study aims to determine the influence of Study Habits in the Academic Performance of First Year Bachelor of Elementary Education students at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology during first semester, Academic Year 2014-2015. Specifically, this study will seek answer to the following questions: 1. What is the profile of respondents when grouped according to sex, income of the parents, birth order, library use, and place of residence while in school? 2. What are the study habits of first year students as a whole or grouped according to sex, income of the parents, birth order, library use, and place of residence while in school? 3. What are the academic performance of first year students as a whole or grouped according to sex, income of the parents, birth order, library use, and place of residence while in school? 4. Is there a significant difference between the study habits and academic performance of first year BEED students? 5. Is there a significant relationship between the study habits and academic performance of first year BEED students? Hypothesis of the Study To answer the aforementioned questions, the researchers tested the following null hypotheses. There is no significant difference between the study habits and academic...
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...knowledge of athletes is minimal. Dietary behaviors may hinder health status and athletic performance. The purpose of this study was to compare nutrition knowledge and attitudes of college athletes at a Southern university (N=190). Male and female athletes were surveyed from all sports. The study examined knowledge of current dietary recommendations, sources of nutrients, healthy food choices, and the relationship between diet and disease processes. Significant differences in overall knowledge were noted between athletes’ collegiate sports and genders. The majority of athletes at this university had healthy attitudes about eating behaviors, but low knowledge scores. A problem facing America’s college youth today is the lack of available healthy fast foods or easily prepared foods. College students have little time and space when it comes to meal preparation within the confines of dorms, apartments, or shared housing. An additional concern is the knowledge needed to determine which food items to select. Current research indicates that as the athletes’ knowledge increases, nutritional quality of food choices improves (Kunkel, Bell, & Luccia, 2001). Nutritional Education and Training (NET) programs are taught to children in most public schools (Sizer & Whitney, 2000), yet few college-age students understand even the basic concepts of nutrition by the time they reach a university setting (Cho & Fryer, 1974; Grandjean, Hursh, Manjure, & Hanley, 1981). Student athletes...
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...How to read an academic article These notes are intended to help you develop your approach to the way that you read an academic article for study purposes, ie as part of your studies for your degree. The notes should be used alongside the example article discussed, Flamholtz, E. (1983) "Accounting, Budgeting and Control Systems in their Organizational Context: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives", in Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol. 8, no 2/3, pp.153-169 (17 pages). This is available on the Web at http://www.mgtsystems.com/media/1476.pdf You should download and print out a copy - it is not really appropriate to attempt to read from a computer screen as you will need to move quickly through the article whilst also following the discussion here. Many students find difficulty in reading academic articles such as the one by Flamholtz. They tend to complain that: "it's too difficult" "I lose track of what the author is saying" "I get so far (1 or 2 pages) then find I can't make any sense of it" "I find I have to keep going back over stuff I've just read because I can't see what the author is saying" "After a couple of pages I lose interest" One major reason for such problems is that students attempt to read the article in the wrong way. They try to read it as if it were a short story, or novel or newspaper report (eg on a soccer match, or about the latest troubles of some celebrity or other). That is, they start at the beginning and try to read through...
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...Merriam-Webster dictionary, physical education is defined as instruction in the development and care of the body ranging from simple callisthenic exercises to a course of study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics, and the performance and management of athletic games. In the preschool system, physical education not only provides these benefits but a host of other benefits as well. Three major benefits include (but are not limited to), their general development,their success academically and overall physical health early in life and in the future. After considering these factors, research through preschool physical professional, relevant articles and other scientific papers, it is concluded that physical education in the preschool system of the Bahamas is a critical part to ensuring the overall success of the students, personally, academically and physically. Without it, it would be hard or even near impossible for young Bahamian children to develop basic life skills for use later on. “Understanding the rationale for preschool physical education-within the context of the Bahamas” It is a known fact that physical education is a vital part of any individuals, growth and development. This vital part of the educational process teaches students the value of physical fitness. Through physical education students learn the significance of taking care of themselves through healthy life choices, like regular exercise, healthy diets and grooming. It is another known fact...
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