STUDENT-ATHLETES Mike Orfanos Researcher and Presenter BACKGROUND - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT-ATHLETES Mike Orfanos Researcher and Presenter

BACKGROUND • Study includes all students in grades 9-12 • Analyzed academic performance based on raw GPA marking period data for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years • Includes all athletic teams that are overseen by the Cumberland Valley Athletic Department 31% 69% ATHLETES NON-ATHLETES

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY How does participation in interscholastic athletics impact academic performance? • Gathered athletic rosters from the Athletic Department • Created MS Excel spreadsheet of student-athletes and sports participated in • Collected raw GPA data by marking period from the CSIU with the assistance of the District Assessment Coordinator and High School Secretaries • Transferred collected GPA data to a separate spreadsheet • Merged academic and athletic participation spreadsheets to identify the research groups (athletes, non-athletes) • Analyzed and interpreted the collected data to answer the research question

TWO YEAR GPA COMPARISON 93 92 91 90 89 Athletes 88 Non-Athletes 87 86 85 84 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

TWO YEAR GPA COMPARISON BY MARKING PERIOD 92 91 90 89 88 Athletes 87 Non-Athletes 86 85 84 83 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

DISTRIBUTION OF IN-SEASON GPA % DIFFERENTIAL 2010-2011 2011-2012 20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 -5 -5 -10 -10 -15 -15 -20 Over the past two school years… • 50% of student-athletes GPAs increased while in-season • 50% of student-athletes GPAs decreased while in-season • 29% of student-athletes GPAs increased more than 1 point • 29% of student-athletes GPAs dropped more than 1 point • 71% of student-athletes either show an increase while in-season or a decrease less than 1 grade point

TWO YEAR IN-SEASON GRADE POINT DIFFERENTIAL BY PERCENTILE Grade Point GPA Percentage Differential 96.93 -0.20% Top 10% 95.74 -0.07% Top 25% 93.75 -0.07% Above Average 85.86 +0.41% Below Average 83.46 +0.61% Bottom 25% 79.65 +1.06% Bottom 10%

AVERAGE STUDENT-ATHLETE GPA BY NUMBER OF SPORT SEASONS 1 SPORT 2 SPORTS 3 SPORTS Average GPA # of Athletes Average GPA # of Athletes 93.5 8 91.1 8 90.8 221 90.6 203 90.3 475 90.3 501 2010-2011 2011-2012

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS BELOW 70% THE PAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS 133 140 120 106 100 85 73 80 Athletes 60 Non-Athletes 41 40 20 9 8 3 2 1 0 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Overall

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS • GPAs of student-athletes are overall 3.10% points higher than non-athletes • Grades do not significantly fluctuate in-season and out-of- season • Student-athletes who struggle academically show the largest increase in GPA while in-season • The more sports participated in the higher the average GPA is • Significantly lower failure rate for student-athletes than non- athletes