Academic Performance Of Male And Female Student Athletes At Division I Ii And Iii Institutions During Traditional And Non Traditional Seasons

Download or read book Academic Performance of Male and Female Student-athletes at Division I, II, and III Institutions During Traditional and Non-traditional Seasons written by Eric Scott Staples and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The study was designed to compare the grade point averages (GPA) of male and female student-athletes (SAs), during traditional and non-traditional seasons, at Division I, II, and III institutions. Participants consisted of 1205 SAs enrolled at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, II, and III institutions in New England. The number of credits taken and GPAs of the participants were obtained and grouped according to gender (male or female), season type (traditional or non-traditional), and NCAA Division affiliation (I, II, or III). A 2 X 3 X 2 factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine if credits would influence GPA scores. A significant difference (p