Football to Improve Math and Reading Performance

Chris Klaveren and Kristof De Witte

No 43, Working Papers from Top Institute for Evidence Based Education Research

Abstract: Schools frequently increase instructional time to improve students' numeric and reading performance, but there is little evidence on the effectiveness of such an increase. This study evaluates 'Playing for Success', an extended day program for underachieving pupils that uses the football environment as a motivating force. Primary school pupils with low motivation and self-esteem are offered practical and sports related teaching content for 30 additional hours. The program is evaluated using a randomized controlled field experiment. The results indicate that Playing for Success does not signicantly improve math and reading performance of primary school students.

Keywords: Achievement; Child Development; Evaluation; Motivation; Extended School Day. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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