Assessing the after school sports programme on academic performance of senior high school students at Nkonya

Abstract

The study assessed the influence of participation in after school sports programme on academic performance of Nkonya Senior High School students in the Biakonye District of the Volta Region of Ghana. The population of the study was made up of General Arts students of Nkonya Senior High School. The study was a descriptive research design. Participants immediate grade scores were compared with their immediate post sports activities in some selected subjects. Data analysis was done using Chi- square (×2 ) distribution table. After the studies, it was found out that, there was no significant difference in their grade scores. Results further revealed that, students who participate in after school sport programmes contribute to raising student‘s self-confidence as well as academic performance. The researcher recommended that further studies should be done to investigate whether the influence found in this study were stable over time or varied from time to time.