Influence of parental attitude towards education on academic performance of day secondary school students in Uasin Gishu county, Kenya

Influence of parental attitude towards education on academic performance of day secondary school students in Uasin Gishu county, Kenya PDF

Author: Mallion Kwamboka

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2019-06-17

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 3668958831

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Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics, , language: English, abstract: Parental attitude towards education is consistently found to be positively associated with a student's academic performance. However, there has been little investigation about mechanisms that explain this association. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between parental attitude towards education and academic performance of day secondary students. The specific research objectives were: to establish the relationship between parents’ attitude towards educational involvement and academic performance of day secondary school students; to examine the relationship between parents’ attitude towards absenteeism and academic performance of day secondary school students; to establish the relationship between parents’ attitude towards provision of basic educational needs and academic performance of day secondary students in Uasin Gishu. The theoretical framework of this study was derived from functionalist and learning theories. The Data for this study was collected from primary and secondary sources. The research instruments were questionnaires for students and parents, interview schedules for parents and teachers and parent-child relationship scale for students. The study population comprised of 1804 students, 80 parents representatives and 51 teachers. A correlation research design was adopted based on a sample drawn from five secondary schools in the study area. Purposive sampling was used to select a sample 18 teachers and 36 parents while stratified random sampling was used in the selection of 180 students. Spearman Brown Prophesy coefficient formula was used to test the internal consistency of questionnaires and interview schedules after piloting had been done. Parent-child relationship scale reliability was established by use of Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. The reliability coefficients of 0.70 at 0.05 level of significance were obtained. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, means and percentages were used in analyzing data. The findings of the study show that parental attitude towards education affects academic performance of day secondary school students in Uasin Gishu. The study concluded and recommended that school administrators and policy makers find ways of enhancing parental involvement towards education.

The Influence of Parental Involvement on Academic Self-Confidence and Engagement

The Influence of Parental Involvement on Academic Self-Confidence and Engagement PDF

Author: Elizabeth Ifeoma Anierobi

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2019-11-08

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 334605375X

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Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject Psychology - Intelligence and Learning Psychology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka (Faculty of Education), language: English, abstract: What is the relationship between parental involvement and academic self-confidence of junior secondary school students in Awka? What is the relationship between parental involvement and academic engagement among junior secondary school students in Awka? Parental involvement in the academic activities of their children, no doubt, plays a vital role towards developing academic self-confidence and engagement of the students. As the primary socializing agent of the children, parents have the responsibility of nurturing them for all round development through their interaction. However, in this contemporary time where parents are very busy with making money and pursuing their different careers and vocations, they seem to pay less or no attention by getting involved in the academic activities of their wards, thereby, leaving them solely in the hands of teachers or all by themselves. This development seems to be a slap on the expectation that parents through nurturing their children build their self-confidence which could in turn affect how they engage in academic activities. It is against this scenario that the researcher determines to explore the predictive influence of perceived parental involvement on academic self-confidence and academic engagement among junior secondary school students in Awka. Parental involvement refers to the degree to which parents are committed to their role in providing guidance, showing interest, motivating their wards and having a good communication skill geared towards promoting their children’s active engagement in the school. It typically concerns the amount of effort that parents put into child-oriented education as well as other activities. Apparently, parental involvement refers to parent behaviours related to the child’s school or schooling that can be observed as manifestations of their commitment to their child’s educational affairs. This means that a parent who shows these behaviours in a larger extent, can be regarded as higher involved than a parent who shows these behaviours in a lesser degree. In this study, parental involvement is delimited to the degree to which students feel that their parents get involved and put efforts into their education to ensure their active engagement in academic activities revolving around teaching and learning processes in the classroom.

The influences of selected socio-economic factors of parents and parenting attitudes on the academic achievements of their wards

The influences of selected socio-economic factors of parents and parenting attitudes on the academic achievements of their wards PDF

Author: James Sunney Quaicoe

Publisher: Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)

Published: 2014-07-18

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 3954897555

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The purpose of the study was to explore the relation between selected Socio-economic and parenting factors on the academic performance of pupils. The study used a descriptive research designed type. A total of twenty-nine (29) pupils who are in Basic two were used for the study. Questionnaires and test were the instruments used in gathering data on pupils and their parents. Responses from the pupils and their parents were treated statistically using frequency tables, percentages, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s Correlation as the tools. Major findings from the study indicated that pupils’ academic performance is just above average; and that the Socio-economic and parenting factors of the parents of the pupils’ are also average. The study further established that there is a significant, medium and positive relation existing between the Socio-economic status of pupils’ parents and pupils’ academic performance; the parenting attitudes and pupils’ academic performance. Finally, the study again established that there is a significant, medium relation between the Socio-economic status of pupils’ parents and their parenting attitude or responsible parenting. Based the findings, suggestions in the form of recommendations were offered, which included; the need for deepened teacher – parent collaboration and the school undertaking activities to attract parents to the school.

The Impact of Parent Participation and Involvement in Pupils Academic Performance

The Impact of Parent Participation and Involvement in Pupils Academic Performance PDF

Author:

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2017-11-20

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 3668574308

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Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2016 in the subject Education - Reading Instruction, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ) (EDUCATION), course: EDUCATION MANAGEMENT, language: English, abstract: The mediating role of parents seems to be having a paramount effect on the child development, child academic performance, child’s aspirations and overall child achievement. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher has been able to identify the effect of parent participation and involvement on the academic performance of their children in primary schools. Some of the required areas that require parents to get involved in include; providing scholastic materials, packing food for lunch, attending school meetings and school days, providing health care , providing safety and security, doing voluntary work at school, assisting in doing homework, providing support to the child and providing life skills among other duties.

Influence of Teacher Related Factors on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Student Biology in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya

Influence of Teacher Related Factors on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Student Biology in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya PDF

Author: Joshua Lawrence Langat

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05-10

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9783668703292

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Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Pedagogy - The Teacher, Educational Leadership, language: English, abstract: With the rapid developments in science and technology, biology, which is one of the fundamental to many disciplines has becomes increasingly important. The number of compounds and their many different applications begs the question, how can we teach all the knowledge to students? To meet with the needs of society, reform in biology teaching has taken place all over the world. However, we cannot teach students everything in this rapidly developing world. Accordingly, most academics agree that we should just teach students how to learn and apply biology. It is also the case that if people want to keep up with the development of knowledge, they should keep studying and assessing all their lives. However because the reformat has concentrated on knowledge structures, our teaching methods are still teacher-centered, not student-centered and do not encourage students to achieve lifelong learning and assessment. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Teacher self-efficacy, interest, attitude, qualification, experience and pupils' academic achievement in secondary school biology. The participants of the study comprises of 254 secondary school teachers and 120 secondary school students. Data collected on the study were analyzed using a stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results reveals that teacher self-efficacy and interest had significant correlation with students achievement scores. Teacher's self-efficacy being the best predictor of students' academic achievement in biology was followed by teacher's interest. Attitude, qualification and experience were not significant correlation with pupil's achievement in biology. The study recommended that it is high time for primary school biology teachers to have a change of attitude towards the teaching of the subject so that the achievement of universa

The Effect of Single Parenting on Students' Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Arusha City, Tanzania

The Effect of Single Parenting on Students' Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Arusha City, Tanzania PDF

Author: Joyce G. Malima

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-26

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9783668487727

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Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Pedagogy - General, grade: B (3), course: Masters of Art in Educational Management, language: English, abstract: The study aimed to assess the effects of single parenting on students' academic performance in secondary schools in Arusha city council. The purpose was fulfilled through four specific objectives: to identify the causes of single parenting, to identify the challenges faced by single parents on students' academic performance, to propose the solutions to overcome the challenges faced by single parents on students academic performance, to determine the effects of single parenting on students academic performance in secondary schools in Arusha city and to determine the relationship between single parenting factors and students' academic performance. The study followed survey design whereby quantitative technique was applied. The data were collected through questionnaires using a random sample of 612 respondents. It was found that, single parenting is caused by divorce, death, separation and not married. Also, the study revealed that, challenges faced by single parents on supporting students' academic performance in secondary schools were inability to buy school requirements, lack of enough time to check students' exercise books, inability to supply money for lunch to their children, poor communication and lack of time to give homework to children. Also, study laid down that, single parenting challenges can be solved through providing the basic necessities to students as well as encouraging their children to study hard. It was also realized that, single parenting leads to economic hardships among students, lack of support from parents, lack of school resources, life stress and instability and anxiety and depression. The study concluded that, single parenting is caused by divorce, death, separation and not married. Also, the study confirms that, single parenting hinders students' academic performance in s

Impact of Domestic Violence on Student Academic Achievement

Impact of Domestic Violence on Student Academic Achievement PDF

Author: Muhammed Ibrahim

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 3668975396

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Project Report from the year 2019 in the subject Pedagogy - Miscellaneous Topics, , language: English, abstract: The broad objective of this study is to examine domestic violence as predictors of secondary school students’ poor performance in Obafemi Owode Local government. The specific objectives of the study include, examining: - The influence of domestic violence on students’ school attendance in secondary schools in Nigeria; - The influence of domestic violence on academic achievement of students’ in secondary schools in Nigeria; - The influence of domestic violence on school behavioural patterns of students’ in secondary schools in Nigeria

The Impact Of Study Habits On Academic Performance in Mathematics. The Case of Senior Secondary School Students

The Impact Of Study Habits On Academic Performance in Mathematics. The Case of Senior Secondary School Students PDF

Author: Toheeb Olatunji

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 3346350231

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Mathematics - Miscellaneous, grade: 4.02, University of Lagos, course: Mathematics and Education, language: English, abstract: The study examined study habits and academic performance of senior secondary school students in Mathematics. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between study habits and academic performance of senior secondary school students in Mathematics. To carry out this study, four research questions and one null hypothesis were raised to guide the study. The population of 1128 Senior Secondary School Two (SS2) students with a sample size of 200 respondents was selected from 5 public secondary schools for the study using simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data for the study, which consists of two sections (A and B), section A consist of 20 items while section B, consist of 30 achievement tests on mathematics. The reliability coefficient of 0.72 was obtained using Split Half Method. Data collected was analyzed using simple frequency counts, percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient (PPMC) and the hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance using One-Way Analysis of Variance(ANOVA). However, the results revealed that there is significant relationship between study habits and academic performance of senior secondary school students in mathematics. Based on the result of the findings, it was recommended that group guidance should be organized in schools by professional counsellors in order to create awareness on how students can develop effective study habits which could lead to good academic performance in mathematics and a functional school library should be mounted in all the secondary schools.

Hardiness Among Secondary School Teachers In Relation To Gender

Hardiness Among Secondary School Teachers In Relation To Gender PDF

Author: Ruchi Sachdeva

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 3668305307

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Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Psychology - Work, Business, Organisational and Economic Psychology, , language: English, abstract: The present study was conducted on 100 secondary school teachers to find out gender difference in personality hardiness and its dimensions among male and female secondary school teachers of Fazilka District. Teachers are of paramount importance in the educational systems of all nations, and the overall progress of a nation largely depends upon the quality of its teachers. From primary to higher education, a teacher is looked upon as an ideal for students. Healthy and motivated teachers have a positive impact on society as a whole because their way of coping with stressful situations undoubtedly also has an impact on student’s attitude and overall school performance. Teachers, being an important part of the society, also feel stress in their day to day activities. This in turn influences their teaching and influences student’s life. There are some teachers who remain healthy and happy, even in the stressful situations. All this is due to their way of coping with stress.