The Involvement of Parents in Learning and its Correlation to the Academic Performance of Grade Seven Students in Bendita National High School for the S.Y. 2017-2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study was conducted to investigate on matters concerning the relationship between parental involvement and the academic performance of grade seven students in Bendita National High School, Division of Cavite.

METHODS

Descriptive-correlational design was used in this study. In order to calculate the number of participants, Slovin' formula was utilized and consequently, 97 respondents out of 127 parents were selected. The instruments used in collecting data are comprised of the Parental Involvement Questionnaire, the rating scale for the participation of parents, the rating scale for the academic performance, and the statistical treatment which consisted of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and t-test.

RESULTS

The majority of the participants were under the age of 45-49 and were mostly female. Majority did not have sufficient income and did not go to or finish college. Students reported that their parents were “somewhat involved.” And the overall level of the academic performance (GPA) of the grade 7 students is Satisfactory. The results show that significant relationship existed between parental involvement and academic performance of the grade seven students. This may mean that the academic performance of the students is dependent on the support, participation, and guidance of their parents.

DISCUSSIONS

Findings may imply that the support of parents in school affairs has a great role in the academic performance of the students. Thus, complete involvement of parents would result to better school performance while poor involvement of parents would result to low academic performance.