Predictors of Academic Achievement among Physical Education and Sports Undergraduate Students.

ABSTRACT: Although a number of studies have attempted to determine the antecedents, correlates, and consequences of students' academic performance, there are few studies in the literature that examine the correlates of academic achievement for physical education and sports undergraduate students. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the academic achievement of first-year physical education and sports students and their sociodemographics, attitudes towards the teaching profession, personality traits, and achievement goal orientations. The participants of the study consisted of 127 (67% male) physical education and sports students, ranging in age from 16 to 30 years old when they began their studies. Participants responded to a questionnaire to determine their sociodemogra

SUBMITTER: Sahin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969202 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature