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Works Cited
Comeaux, Eddie. "Predictors of Academic Achievement Among Student-Athletes in the
Revenue-Producing Sports of Men's Basketball and Football." The Sport Journal. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
Comeaux's article outlines the substantial amount of research that has been conducted in
order to predict the academic achievement of student athletes based on demographics and
psychological variables. Explains how the environment that the athletes live in can affect
their motivation and ultimately affect the outcome of their academic achievements.
Hildenbrand, Kasandra J. "AN EXAMINATION OF COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETES'
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT." N.p., 2005. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
An academic paper that examines statistical data relating to student athletes and their test
scores, both in high school and in college. Provides statistical evidence as to if there is a
difference in the GPAs of college athletes and college students who do not play a sport.
Also analyzes the ACT scores of college athletes and determines if college athletes were
underperforming in college relative to their high school scores.
Martin, Ian. "Athlete First, Student Second: Examining the Life of an Iowa Student-athlete - The
Daily Iowan." Athlete First, Student Second: Examining the Life of an Iowa Studentathlete. N.p., 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
This article follows the life of a collegiate wide receiver for the University of Iowa.
Outlines the day to day life of an athlete and highlights the difficulties these athletes face
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academically because of their commitment play sports for the school. Goes on to say that
the student athletes at Iowa had the same GPA of non-athletes at the school.
Milton, Paul R. "Do Athletic Scholarships Impact Academic Success of Intercollegiate." N.p.,
2012. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
The purpose of this study was to identify whether athletic scholarships play a role in
academic success by determining if there was a difference in academic performance
between male and female athletic scholarship student-athletes and non-athletic
scholarship student-athletes as measured by cumulative collegiate GPA. Study found that
female student athletes had a higher GPA than their male counterparts, which led me into
more research to find the reason behind this.
Simons, Herbert D. Academic Motivation and the Student Athlete. Rep. www-gse.berkeley.edu,
Mar.-Apr. 1999. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.
Examines the contradiction between student athletes and their strong motivation to
exceed on the field and the occasional lack of motivation they demonstrate in the
classroom. Discusses the difficulty student athletes face when trying to balance
academics with their desire to achieve athletic supremacy.