1. University students' lifestyle in the context of physical activity, sedentary habits, and academic achievementsIvan Prskalo, Jurij Planinšec, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: This study aims to explore the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and academic achievement among university students. A total of 243 students aged 18 to 24 years participated. Physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form, while sedentary behaviour was measured with the SIT-Q-7d. Academic achievement was based on self-reported average grades and compared across physical activity levels using one-way ANOVA. Results indicate that higher physical activity is not necessarily linked to better academic performance. Excessive involvement in physical activity may reduce study time, potentially leading to lower academic outcomes.
Keywords: physical activity, sedentary behaviour, academic achievement, university students, cognitive performance
Published in DKUM: 17.09.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 6
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2. Socioeconomic status and school type as predictors of academic achievementH. Eren Suna, Hande Tanberkan, Bekir S. Gür, Matjaž Perc, Mahmut Özer, 2020, original scientific article Abstract: We evaluated the effects of socioeconomic status and school type on academic achievement based on data from two million students over a 10 year period through three national transition systems in Turkey. Each of the three transition systems has its own national examination, and the data includes only students who took these exams. We used covariance analysis to compare the mean scores of public schools and private schools after controlling the effect of students' socioeconomic levels. We found that students in private schools, who were socioeconomically stronger, had significantly higher academic achievement levels in language, mathematics, and science tests, and this finding was valid across all three transition systems. These effects were further exuberated when all the students were tracked by means of a national exam and placed into different high schools. It was found that the negative impact of one's socioeconomic level on students' scores reached its maximum value when all students were placed into high schools by means of a national exam. In all systems, the mean scores of private school students decreased significantly when the socioeconomic level was controlled. Our research has important implications for school tracking policies, specifically indicating that it would be better to omit or at least delay their deployment to post high-school education.
Keywords: school tracking, socioeconomic status, academic achievement, school type, transition systems
Published in DKUM: 23.12.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 5
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3. Structural differences in the self-determination of upper secondary students with and without disabilities in vocational educationMarta Licardo, Majda Schmidt, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: The aim of the study was to analyze the differences in degree of self-determination between students with and without disabilities and to relate these differences to grade point average and gender in both groups. Students in both groups were equalized in pairs by age, gender and school program (n = 122; 61 pairs). Results indicate that students with disabilities have a lower level of self-determination than their peers without disabilities. With regards to gender, girls with disabilities have the lowest level of self-determination. An analysis of differences in self-determination by grade point average (GPA) showed that students with and without disabilities who had high GPAs have higher levels of self-determination than students with low GPAs. Results of this study reveal important fields of intervention, especially for students with disabilities.
Keywords: self-determination, vocational education, students with disabilities, academic achievement, gender
Published in DKUM: 03.10.2017; Views: 1332; Downloads: 123
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