Sport and academic performance in Australian Indigenous children

Dumuid, D; Wilson, R; Olds, T; Evans, JR

Sport and academic performance in Australian Indigenous children

Dumuid, D Wilson, R Olds, T Evans, JR

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Education, 2020, pp. 000494412097137-000494412097137
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dumuid, D
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, R
dc.contributor.author	Olds, T
dc.contributor.author	Evans, JR
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-07T03:46:47Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-07T03:46:47Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Education, 2020, pp. 000494412097137-000494412097137
dc.identifier.issn	0004-9441
dc.identifier.issn	2050-5884
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/145161
dc.description.abstract	© Australian Council for Educational Research 2020. Objective: Sport may promote academic performance through physiological and psychosocial mechanisms. We aimed to examine the association between sports participation and academic performance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Methods: Participants were from four successive waves of Australia’s Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (n = 303, baseline age 5–6 y). Cumulative sports participation was regressed against academic performance from two standardised tests. Results: Children participating in sport at all four waves performed significantly better than children participating in sport in 0, 2 or 3 waves in Progressive Achievement Test (PAT) Maths (110 vs. 103, 105 and 105, p = 0.007, 0.02 and 0.02, respectively), and better than children participating at two waves in National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) numeracy (438 vs. 409, p = 0.006). There were no significant differences in PAT reading or NAPLAN literacy. Conclusion: Sports participation appears to be associated with subsequent better numeracy (2–7 months of learning) in a sample of Australian indigenous children. Fostering sports participation among indigenous children may be an avenue for reducing disadvantage.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IN160100035
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Education
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0004944120971373
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	13 Education
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.title	Sport and academic performance in Australian Indigenous children
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	13 Education
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - SIC - Strengthening Indigenous Communities
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2021-01-07T03:46:40Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

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© Australian Council for Educational Research 2020. Objective: Sport may promote academic performance through physiological and psychosocial mechanisms. We aimed to examine the association between sports participation and academic performance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Methods: Participants were from four successive waves of Australia’s Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (n = 303, baseline age 5–6 y). Cumulative sports participation was regressed against academic performance from two standardised tests. Results: Children participating in sport at all four waves performed significantly better than children participating in sport in 0, 2 or 3 waves in Progressive Achievement Test (PAT) Maths (110 vs. 103, 105 and 105, p = 0.007, 0.02 and 0.02, respectively), and better than children participating at two waves in National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) numeracy (438 vs. 409, p = 0.006). There were no significant differences in PAT reading or NAPLAN literacy. Conclusion: Sports participation appears to be associated with subsequent better numeracy (2–7 months of learning) in a sample of Australian indigenous children. Fostering sports participation among indigenous children may be an avenue for reducing disadvantage.

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