Effects of Extracurricular Participation During Middle School on Academic Motivation and Achievement at Grade 9. Academic Article

abstract

• We investigated the effect of participating in two domains of extracurricular activities (sports and performance arts/clubs) in Grades 7 and 8 on Grade 9 academic motivation and letter grades, above baseline performance. Participants were 483 students (55% male; 33% Euro-American, 25% African American, and 39% Latino). Propensity score weighting controlled for potential confounders in all analyses. Delayed (Grade 8 only) and continuous participation (Grades 7 and 8) in sports predicted competence beliefs and valuing education; delayed and continuous participation in performance arts/clubs predicted teacher-rated engagement and letter grades. Benefits of participation were similar across gender and ethnicity; however, Latino youth were least likely to participate in extracurricular activities. Implications for reducing ethnic and income disparities in educational attainment are discussed.

authors

• Kwok, Oi-Man

published proceedings

• Am Educ Res J

altmetric score

• 0.5

author list (cited authors)

• Im, M. H., Hughes, J. N., Cao, Q., & Kwok, O.

citation count

• 30

complete list of authors

• Im, Myung Hee||Hughes, Jan N||Cao, Qian||Kwok, Oi-Man

publication date

• October 2016

publisher

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)  Publisher

published in

• American Educational Research Journal  Journal

keywords

• Academic Achievement
• Adolescence
• Ethnicity
• Extracurricular Participation
• Motivation
• Propensity Score Analysis

PubMed Central ID

• 30381774

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3102/0002831216667479

start page

• 1343

end page

• 1375

volume

• 53

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3102%2F0002831216667479

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education