Does Participation in High School Varsity Sports Promote Academic Achievement?
We have designed a research project to test whether student participation in high school sports correlates with better academic achievement. A review of the literature supports this thesis. Our study will examine data obtained from members of tennis teams and baseball teams from two high schools in the New York Metropolitan area—one public and one private. The private school, Horace Mann in Riverdale, New York, is academically elite—requiring students to pass an exam for admission; the public school, Leonia High School in Bergen County, New Jersey, is academically diverse. We chose baseball and tennis because both are played in the spring, but the latter tends to attract a more academically accomplished student than the former. We will use a questionnaire supplemented by individual interviews to ask students if the demands of team sports promote better time-management, better fitness, and better mental acuity. These subjective findings will then be correlated with grades.The analysis of the data will provide important information for students, parents, coaches and guidance counselors in making decisions about the best use of student time and resources.
Keywords: Fitness, Academic Achievement
Stream: Sport and Health
Presentation Type: Virtual Presentation in English
Paper: Does Participation in High School Varsity Sports Promote Academic Achievement?
Jae Hyun Lee
Director, Educational Designing Consulting, Prime Education Consulting
Leonia, New Jersey, USA |
Jae Hyun Lee is the founder and director of Prime Education Consulting, a private institute whose mission is the enhancement of educational achievement of Korean-American students. He received his B.A from Korea University, with a major in sociology and a minor in mass communication. After teaching history and language for twelve years in South Korea, he came to the United States in 1998, where he founded Prime Education Consulting. In 2008 he became the English Language Institute Korean coordinator at Valley Forge Christian College; in 2009 he became the admission director of the Professional Research Academy for Young Scientists. As director of Prime Education Consulting, Mr. Lee mentors exceptionally bright high school students who conduct research and write papers on a variety of domestic and international public policy issues. Recent published papers, co-authored with his students and staff, include, “Reforming Cambodia’s Educational System...By Introducing Art and Music Education to the Curriculum” and “Redistribution of Official Development Assistance to Improve Efficiency in Cambodia.”
Wonsye Chong
Student Researcher, High School, Horace Mann School
Tenafly, New Jersey, USA |
Wonsye Chong is a junior at Horace Mann School in Riverdale and a member of the varsity tennis team.
Prof. Lewis Seagull
Adjunct Professor of English, Department of English, Kean University
Union, New Jersey, USA |
Professor Seagull teaches business, professional and technical writing at Kean University and The New Jersey City University. He is the co-author of the recently published papers,“Reforming Cambodia’s Educational System...By Introducing Art and Music Education to the Curriculum” and “Redistribution of Official Development Assistance to Improve Efficiency in Cambodia.”
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