How academic career and habits related to the school environment influence on academic performance in the physical education subject

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to analyze the degree of influence of some school habits and scholar trayectory on academic achievement in physical education (PE) students in secondary education (ESO) in the city of Badajoz. A total sample of 1197 students in compulsory secondary education 49.9% men, and 50.1% women, participated in the study. They spent a questionnaire filled out by the river questions about major school habits, of which eight variables were analyzed also included the final course in the subject of EF as a variable for analysis of academic performance. Through statistical analysis with ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis H, there are significant differences in PE scores in all variables analyzed (p d».001), among which being repetitive, being truant, the time to read and study daily. In the variable environment perceived in class, there is a degree of significance (p d».05). Pupils who were repeaters, missing more classes or were delayed more times than read and studied less and earned a worse environment in their classes, are those who obtained poorer performance on EF.

Keywords

• teenagers
• academic achievement
• physical education
• compulsory secondary education
• Badajoz
• study
• reading