Survey on the effects of athletes involvement in the Malaysian Matriculation Co-Curriculum Carnival (KAKOM) on the academic achievement in the Labuan Matriculation College

Abdul Rani Mahamad Yusof, Kamarulzaman Asrul, Omar Mohammad Redzuan,

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Type :	article
Subject :	GV Recreation Leisure
ISSN :	2232-1926
Main Author :	Abdul Rani Mahamad Yusof, Kamarulzaman Asrul, Omar Mohammad Redzuan,
Title :	Survey on the effects of athletes involvement in the Malaysian Matriculation Co-Curriculum Carnival (KAKOM) on the academic achievement in the Labuan Matriculation College

Place of Production :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Year of Publication :	2016

Abstract :

Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education 5(2): 44-52, 2016 - The aim of this study is to identify the differences in academic achievement between athletes involved in Karnival Kokurikulum Sukan antara Kolej Matrikulasi (KAKOM) and non-athletes in Labuan Matriculation College. Overall 200 respondents selected athletes are students from KAKOM athletes (n=100) and non-athlete students (n=100) in Semester 1, 2015/2016. The survey design and purposely sampling technique was used for data collection. The respondents are comprised of students majoring in Accounting, One Year Program (PST) Module 1, PST Module 2 and PST Module 3. Descriptive statistic was used to obtain frequency and percentage for each of the variables and to determine the level of academic achievement (CGPA) of athletes and non-athletes. Inferential statistic was used to compare the mean scores achieved by cumulative grade point average (CGPA) between KAKOM athletes and non-athletes based on t-test. T test was also used to identify the differences in academic performance of athletes and non-athletes based on gender. The findings of this study showed no significant differences in terms of academic achievement among student who are athletes and non-athletes. Similarly, the findings of the performance of athletes and non-athletes based on gender showed no significant differences. From the results of this study, it shows that there are no differences in academic achievement between students who involved in KAKOM sports and those who dont involved. The researcher suggests that students should be active in sports and recreational activities during college because it will be beneficial for health and indirectly develop their soft skills. The study found that sports factor is not the cause for deterioration in academic achievement but there are other factors that affect academic performance which needs further study focusing more on students who are failing academically.

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