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Shanay Y. Howard
School of Education, Liberty University
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Shanay Y. Howard
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Article Type Action Research (AR-QUAN)
Article Reference Firth-Clark, A., Sutterlin, S., & Lugo, R. G. (2019). Using cognitive behavioural techniques
to improve academic achievement in student-athletes. Education Sciences, 9(2), 89.
https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020089
Narrative In-text Citation
Firth-Clark et al. (2019)
Parenthetical In-text Citation (Firth-Clark et al., 2019)
Rationale with support from article In the article by Firth-Clark et al. (2019), the researchers implemented a six-week
for how you know it is basic or intervention with secondary-level student-athletes using psychological skills training and
applied research (include heart-rate variability biofeedback to directly improve academic outcomes (p. 1 para 1). The
page/paragraph #) study reviewed pre and post intervention grade data along with self -efficacy levels to test
practical improvements (Firth-Clark et al., 2019, p. 6, para 1-2). The goal to solve a real
world academic problem with interventions aligns with applied research.
Rationale with support from Kitsantas et al. (2023) explains that applied research addresses real-world educational
textbook for how you know it is problems through data driven interventions created to improve practice (p. 12). This study
basic or applied research (include focuses on improving student athlete achievement through techniques transferable from
page #) sport to academics, this is research from an authentic educational setting.
Specific quantitative research
Practical Action Research (Quantitative Quasi-Experimental Pre-Test/ Post-Test)
design (e.g., Participatory AR,
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