EFFECTS OF PARENTAL SUPPORT TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

AND ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS

BORROMEO, Karyle Myara, E.

CALAWEN, Marijoe, D.

10(C) SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT

Mrs. Karen Joy Viernes

January 2019
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DATE BORROMEO, Karyle CALAWEN, Marijoe

1/14/19 Scanned through Matrix Assigned Tasks

1/15/19 Wrote important notes Scanned through Scaffold

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1/19/19 Wrote ideas from RL’s Scanned though Matrix

1/20/19 Read 5 RL’s Read 3 RL’s

1/21/19 Assigned Tasks Drafted Chapter 1

1/22/19 Read drafts Made changes to draft

1/23/19 Eliminated useless RL’s Tried to find RL’s close to

that are far from the topic topic

1/24/19 Drafted Chapter 1 Drafted Chapter 1

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1/30/19 Finalized Research Paper Finalized Research Paper

 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

“Parental participation is pivotal in motivating children’s academic grades. Learning

should not be solely left to the study of the student-teacher relationship but should

enhance active parental involvement.”

-Mahuro, Hungi, & Lamb (2016)

The statement Mahuro, Hungi, and Lamb (2016) proved the importance of parental

involvement in the academic performance of students. Each one of us need a parent or

guardian to support us in our academic achievements.

Parental involvement refers to the amount of participation a parent has when it comes

to schooling and her child's life (Kay, 2016). Parental involvement is known to be linked

with improved behavior, regular attendance and positive attitudes. In addition, being

involved shows your child you care about his or her education and schooling. That in

itself can make children appreciate the importance of education and help them to

understand that what they are doing has a purpose (Sivertsen, 2015). Parental

involvements in school activities have a positive impact on academic performance. It is

very important for parents to be involved in the education of their children from the start.

Parents are primary educators of children as they have the greatest influence on them

right from childhood to adulthood (Armor, Oseguera, Cox, King, McDonnell, Pascal,

Pauly, Zellman, 1976). Thus, it is safe to say that parental involvement is very helpful to

a child’s upbringing.
 The term "parent involvement" is used broadly in this study. It includes several

different forms of participation in education and with the schools. Parents can support

their children's schooling by attending school functions and responding to school

obligations (parent-teacher conferences, for example). They can become more involved

in helping their children improve their schoolwork--providing encouragement, arranging

for appropriate study time and space, modeling desired behavior (such as reading for

pleasure), monitoring homework, and actively tutoring their children at home. Outside

the home, parents can serve as advocates for the school. They can volunteer to help out

with school activities or work in the classroom. Or they can take an active role in the

governance and decision making necessary for planning, developing, and providing an

education for the community's children (Cotton & Wikelund, 1998).

Academic self-regulation, parental provision of cultural goods and parental leisure

involvement are significantly and positively correlated with academic achievement

(International Journal of Phycology, 2017). Fan (2001) demonstrated that parent’s

educational aspiration for their children is proved to be strongly related to student’s

academic growth. Similarly, Scheinder and Lee (1990) linked the academic success of the

East Asian students to the values and aspirations they share with their parents, and also to

the home learning activities in which their parents involve them. In fact, all parents have

desire to do something better for their children according to their available resources. But

the extent and effectiveness of parental support depends on a variety of reasons such as

ethnicity, family income, home environment and their awareness about the importance of

education.
 In Wilders (2014) findings it is also stated that most parents are not trained to teach

certain concepts, regardless of their difficulty or may not be familiar with appropriate

teaching methods. Teachers’ roles come in to play when the children start schooling, in

this sense, both the parents and teachers are the important educators in the child’s life.

Failure to meet a child's basic needs such as helping them with their studies can

cause a big impact on their well-being for they will possibly be more rebellious because

they can see that no one cares for them in school and they are now tired of getting the

attention of their parents or guardians, that is why Parental Involvement is something that

every parent should be aware of.

The impact of parental involvement on learner performance has become a concern

to educators, department officials and school managers who are continually extending

invitation to parents to be involved in the education of their children in order to improve

learner performance. Parents are their children’s first teachers. The single most important

factor is a child’s involvement in school and life is the home background (Nedler,

1979).Parenting must go hand-in-hand with proper value and moral teaching (Cai, 2017).

Parental factors are one of the external resources of performance (Maxinmo & Carranza,

2016). Three love languages namely quality time, words of affiliation, and act of service

are most likely to have an impact in children performance. Presence of parental

supervision results as a source of emotional and motivational support. When children are

loved and guided well by their parents, their body gets filled and they get primed bodily

and psychologically to face the challenges of life. Parental supervision has a positive and

great impact in all aspects of performance of children or students. Parent leisure and

parental academic assistance, it is very critical to establish these two relationships

simultaneously as it will help the children to be more outspoken on future problems and

be at ease. Parental involvement is critical to successful students. Effective methods of

parental involvement must be implemented in schools to assure the academic success of

students.

The study on the effects of parental support to the academic performance of students

seeks to determine whether parental involvement increases academic achievement assists

in developing successful students and as well as to investigate why parents are not

always involved in the education of their children and to identify strategies which can be

used to improve learner performance.

The following research question guided this study:

What are the effects of parental support to the academic performance and achievements

of grade 7 students of SLU-LJHS in the school year 2018-2019?

The purpose of this study was to determine whether parental involvement in High

School had a positive effect on student performance and achievement.

The researcher tested the following hypothesis:

They wanted to test two assumptions that contradict each other. First, there are no

significant gains in academics for students whose parents were involved in their

education and Lastly, Children whose parents have been involved in their education have

shown greater gain academically.

The study is only limited of being conducted at only one school and the study is

conducted to a limited number of students approximately 300 at the most. Either way the

study will be forwarded appropriately and will be done according to plan.

 The findings of this study will redound to the benefit of students considering that

parental support plays an important role in students’ academic performance. Parental

involvement in education of their children has been significantly linked with the quality

of education and academic achievement of students. The information obtained by

completing this study will be beneficial to students, parents, educations and even

educational institutions. The results can be utilized to develop school programs associated

with parental involvement in school, decisions and homework. Program such as these can

be implemented to bridge the gap between home and school while improving student’s

academic performance.

The parental involvement on student’s achievement is a kind of effective aspect in

the motivation that influences students learning success. The scope of parental

involvement includes lack of parent-school communications about school programs and

student progress, absence of parent’s efforts to enhance learning activities at home and

parent’s obligations for establishing a positive home environment.

Education begins at home. The responsibility to support and socialize students or

children is shared between parents and schools. Learning with parental involvement helps

students to be more responsible in all ways in which they can use this ways to have a

fruitful future. Parent-student relationship has a positive impact in the success of students.

The more parental involvement, the more students are likely to become productive

members of the society and as well as excel in their academics. Home environment is

also associated with students’ academic performance because it all begin at home. Home

environment affect the performance of students depending on their surrounding

depending if their environment gives a positive or negative impact in their lives.

 Epstein’s Six Types of Parental Involvement. Educators agree that parental

involvement is essential to students’ academic growth; however, definitions of parental

involvement vary. A traditional definition of parental involvement includes participating

in activities at school and at home, such as volunteering at school; communicating with

teachers; assisting with homework; and attending open houses, back-to-school nights, and

parent-teacher conferences (Bower & Griffin, 2011; Epstein et al., 2009; Hill & Taylor,

2004). Lopez, Scribner, and Mahitivanichcha (2001) defined parental involvement as

“supporting student academic achievement or participating in school-initiated functions”

(p. 78). Epstein et al.’s (2009) framework consists of six types of parental involvement.

The basic obligation of parents (Type 1) refers to a family’s responsibility of ensuring the

child’s health and safety (e.g., parenting, child rearing, continual supervision, discipline,

and guidance at each age level) and to providing positive home conditions that support

learning and behavior. The basic obligation of schools (Type 2) refers to communication

with the school about academic progress (e.g., memos, notices, report cards,

conferences). The basic obligation of schools (Type 3) pertains to parental participation

in the school setting (e.g., events, workshops, or programs for their own educational

growth). The basic obligation of schools (Type 4) applies to communication with parents

initiating, monitoring, and assisting in their children’s homework or learning activities.

The basic obligation of schools (Type 5) refers to parents accepting decision-making

roles in committees that monitor school improvement (e.g., Parent Teacher Association

[PTA], advisory councils, or other committees or groups at school). The basic obligation

of schools (Type 6) involves collaborating with the 8 community, which pertains to

integrating various community agencies and resources that support school programs (e.g.,
Title 1, after-school programs, parent institute committee) (Epstein, Coates, Salinas,

Sanders, & Simon, 1997).