Parents' Follow-up at Home: Its Impact to Pupils' Performance

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the main problems a classroom teacher encounters is checking of assignments and projects among pupils because some of the pupils seldom do and submit it. Teachers have always been criticized for the performance of pupils in school but it is a collective responsibility of parents which plays a major role in pupils' education. Parental involvement is one of the important factors in the educational development of learners. In this study, the sole reason why pupils' performance in school decreases had been identified.

METHODS

A descriptive quantitative method was used in this study. Using a researcher-made questionnaire, the researcher conducted survey questions among 50 Grade 6 pupils. The first 25 pupils from Six-Faith and the first 25 pupils from the Six-Hope class responded to a set of questions. The fish bowl technique was also used in determining pupil respondents. A descriptive statistical method such as frequency and percentage was used in gathering data. Project CHARMED (Collaborative Home Activity in Raising and Monitoring Pupils' Projects and Assignments through Parents' Follow-up for Effective Development of One's Performance) was the innovative design used.

RESULTS

Pupil-respondents who answered the survey questionnaire distinguish problems in doing their assignments and projects. The cause of their decreasing performance in school root mainly from 1) their styles in making and doing it, and 2) what are those factors that affect their performance in doing it. Respondents answered it by accomplishing it through self-help which got 50% and through the help of their siblings with a percentage of 30. On the other hand, lack of monitoring of parents due to work got the highest percentage of 50% and insufficient knowledge of parents about the assignments and projects to be done with the percentage of 20 implied the factors that affect their performance in doing it. The summarized response of pupils to open-ended survey questions implied that their concepts about doing assignments and projects at home vary. These affect the kind of performance they show in school.

DISCUSSIONS

The results conclude that making of pupils' assignments and projects at home need necessary attention to improve their study development. The study found out that a need for parents' follow-up and an intervention program namely Project CHARMED would be of great help among pupils to help address their decreasing performance in school.