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(教育)研究顯示運動成就導致低學業成績

(Education) Study Shows Sporting Success Leads to Lower Grades

這份報告是由奧勒岡大學的研究員所寫。

The report was written by researchers at the University of Oregon.

多數大學都樂見他們的運動隊伍有好的表現。這不但讓學校有面子、讓他們賺錢，也讓學生開心。

Most colleges love it when their sports teams do well. It makes the school look good, it brings them money, and it makes students happy.

不幸的是，這可能會讓他們變得比較不聰明。奧勒岡大學一項新的研究指出，運動上的成就和下滑的學業成績相關。

Unfortunately, it might also make them less smart. A new study by University of Oregon economists shows that there is a connection between sporting success and falling grades.

報告的撰寫人做出結論表示，「我們的結果證實了我們對大型運動賽事的擔憂，它的確會對美國的高等教育造成威脅。」

The writers of the paper concluded that “our results support the concern that big-time sports are a threat to American higher education.”

當足球隊表現好的時候，奧勒岡大學的學生喝比較多酒也參加比較多派對。派對增加和成績下降總是同時發生。

Students at the University of Oregon drank more alcohol and partied more when the football team did well. This increase in partying always came at the same time as a fall in grades.

研究人員同時訪問一些學生。他們說當球隊表現好的時候，他們比較有可能會缺課。

The researchers also spoke to some of the students. They said they were more likely to miss class when the team was doing well.

其中一名作者沃德爾說，「我幫這些學生上課，我知道禮拜四…課堂上會有人分心，比賽甚至要到週六才開始。」

Glen R. Waddell, one of the authors, said: “I teach these students, and I know that on Thursdays there’s [a]…distraction in the classroom, and the game isn’t even until Saturday.”