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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Main Authors: Abdullah, Liza, Abdullah, Hazlina, Hashim, Che Noraini
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Language:English
Published: Scottish Group of Education and Testing Services 2014
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spelling iium-385632018-06-20T08:31:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38563/ Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning Abdullah, Liza Abdullah, Hazlina Hashim, Che Noraini L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) 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. Scottish Group of Education and Testing Services 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38563/1/SJASS_Vol.19_Parental_Involvement.pdf Abdullah, Liza and Abdullah, Hazlina and Hashim, Che Noraini (2014) Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning. Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies, 19 (1). pp. 76-87. ISSN 2047-1278 http://scottishjournal.co.uk/paper/SJASS_Vol.19_No.1.pdf
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LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
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LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Abdullah, Liza
Abdullah, Hazlina
Hashim, Che Noraini
Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
description 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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author Abdullah, Liza
Abdullah, Hazlina
Hashim, Che Noraini
author_facet Abdullah, Liza
Abdullah, Hazlina
Hashim, Che Noraini
author_sort Abdullah, Liza
title Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
title_short Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
title_full Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
title_fullStr Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
title_full_unstemmed Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning
title_sort parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a malaysian institution of higher learning
publisher Scottish Group of Education and Testing Services
publishDate 2014
url 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
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