| The purpose of this study was to examine if a relationship exists between motivation as measured by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ; P. Pintrich, D. Smith, T. Garcia, T., & W. McKeachie, 1993, "Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)," Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53(3), 810--813) and cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of high school female athletes when compared to nonathletes. Does CGPA differ between high school athletes and students who do not participate in sports? Participants in this study consisted of 80 female high school students, 40 of whom were athletes and 40 of whom who did not participate in sports. The participants in this study attended one inner-city high school in Georgia with a student body of 1,500 students. The MSLQ was used to assess students' motivational orientations and use of different learning. The results may be beneficial in increasing high school graduation rates and decreasing high school drop-out rates. Investigating the learning strategies and tools, such as time utilization, study environment, effort regulation, and organization, may assist with identifying motivational strategies to deter students from dropping out of high school. The results showed that there were no significant differences between female athletes' and nonathletes' motivation of learning styles and CGPA. |
