PILYA Program (Parental Involvement in Learning and Yielding Arithmetic) in G10 Mathematics

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Engaging the students to multiple activities is one way of helping them emerge innate potentialities. The students need support and assistance that will promote good academic performance, attitude towards school matter, values formation, social relationship. The study aimed to improve the performance level of G10 Mathematics students using the PILYA Program (Parents Involvement Leading to Yielding Arithmetic). Though some teenaged students are independent in nature, self-motivated, and self-learned, the built-in characteristics don't mean that they can stand alone without parents'guidance. The majority of the students nowadays are very much busy with their pleasures than attending studies as observed and found by researchers (Phippen and Hanni, 2010).

METHODS

This study used a descriptive research design which is quantitative analysis and also utilized the one group pre-test and posttest research design involving 45 students using purposive sampling. Pre-test and posttest were implemented to the students to determine the effects of the video materials in the teaching and learning process. The focus of the study was the parent involvement in the math instruction as parent facilitator. Each guardian or one of the family members of the samples was involved in the study. The data was analyzed by using simple Mean, MPS, SD and t-Test.

RESULTS

Results showed that parents’ involvement was determined as an important factor that contributes to the improvement of the mastery level of the students in mathematics. Redding (2006) stated that "There is substantial evidence that parental involvement in children's learning is beneficial".

DISCUSSIONS

The results suggest that parent’s involvement should be intensified. The students need support and assistance of their parents that could help them to get a good academic performance, attitude towards school matter, values formation, and social relationship.