Author : Patricia A. Biron
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement in Sixth Grade Students by : Patricia A. Biron
Download or read book The Relationship Between Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement in Sixth Grade Students written by Patricia A. Biron and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the relationship between parental involvement in schooling and students' academic achievement. A sample of sixth grade students and their parents from a rural middle school was used to survey the perception of parents' involvement in students' schooling. The hypothesis investigated in this study is that parents of children who are more involved in their education do better in school than children with parents who are less involved. Pearson r correlations between grade point averages and averages of student and parent involvement ratings at school, at home, personally, and cognitively show that general parent involvement and exposing the student to cognitively rich experiences and materials are positively linked to grade point averages. Examination of background variables indicate that the largest percentage of high achievers are girls with more educated mothers living in 2-parent biological families, and the largest percentage of low achievers are boys with less educated mothers living in single-parent families.