Level of Motivation towards Sports and Academics among TMCSHS Student-athletes Enrolled in Various Strands

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The current study aimed to determine the level of motivation towards sports and academics among TMCSHS student-athletes enrolled in various strands during the first semester of the school year 2017-2018. Likewise, the study aimed to determine if the level of motivation towards sports and academics among the respondents varies according to the strand to which the respondents belong.

METHODS

Using descriptive-comparative design, the researcher gathered data utilizing the adopted questionnaire from Gaston-Gayles (2002). The student-athletes from each of the strands who served as the study's respondents were completely enumerated and surveyed. Descriptive and inferential statics were used to analyze the gathered data.

RESULTS

Results showed that the student-athletes from three strands namely STEM, ABM, and HUMSS had a slight motivation towards sports and academics having mean scores of 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 respectively. Meanwhile, student-athletes from GAS had a moderate motivation towards sports and academic with a mean of 3.8. Testing for the significant difference reveals that the level of motivation towards sports and academics among the respondents varied according to the strand to which they belong with a p-value of 0.5900.

DISCUSSIONS

The researcher, therefore, concludes that the student-athletes from the GAS strand are the ones who have higher motivation towards sports and academics and that the strand to which the student-athletes belong has an implication to their level of motivation.