Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of gender and physical activity on the academic achievement and academic motive. 2019 Panel Study on Korean Children published was used for the analysis, and the subjects of the study were 1,412 children aged 11 years. By using SPSS 20.0 statistics program with dummy variable complex sample multiple regression, following results were deduced. First, girls showed higher level of academic performance than boys, boys showed higher level of academic motive overall. Therefore, specialized education program is needed for girls to increase the academic motive and for boys to increase the learning skill. Second, student participating in physical activity showed higher level of academic performance and academic motive than student who does not participate in physical activity. Based on the results, the importance of physical education in school education curriculum and sport vitalization policy for school age children are required to be emphasized.
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