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A Comparison Of The Scholastic Attainment Of Athletes And Non-Athletes At Modesto High School, Mark C. Parsons

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a study intended to determine i f there are any significant differences in scholastic attainment between athletes and non-athletes at Modesto High School. The eight semester grades of the male graduates for the years 1945-1949 were studied, and only those graduates who attended Modesto High School for four years were considered. Raw differences in grades attained are shown as well as the differences apparent in comparing members of the two groups with like abilities as indicated by intelligence test scores.

An attempt to weigh the significant differences in scholastic attainment between the athlete and non-athlete in itself is …