Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
Many parents categorised homework as an additional burden on top of the normal class room activities. A small group of parents however appreciates the concept of homework as they believe it could enhance students’ discipline and academic performance. This study examines the role pl...
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| Language: | English |
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Scottish Group of Education and Testing Services
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/38563/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38563/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38563/1/SJASS_Vol.19_Parental_Involvement.pdf |
| Summary: | Many parents categorised homework as an additional burden on top of the normal class room
activities. A small group of parents however appreciates the concept of homework as they believe it
could enhance students’ discipline and academic performance. This study examines the role played
by parents in helping their children to complete school’s homework. It aimsto identify the methods
and frequency of assistance given to children. The study also looks at the parents’ perception while
helping their children to complete homework and to trace the relationships between variables
including parental feelings of efficacy, frequency of parental assistance and the amount of homework
completed. In gathering information and data, a quantative methodology through online survey was
employed. From a total of 56 respondents who are academicians from the International Islamic
University Malaysia (IIUM) , the study revealed the following findings: i) Provision of structure is at
the top of the list of assistance provided by parents, followed by direct involvement and autonomy of
supports. ii) With the amount of homework the children were able to complete, no significant
relationship between the frequency of assistance and the children age was found. It is concluded that
respondents’ self-efficacy is a factor in assisting their children to complete homework. This study
expects a more systematic predictive model which could be designed on matters relating to parents’
assistance in completing homework given to their children. |
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