Impact Of Parental Involvement On The Academic Performance Of Mathematics Students

This study was carried out to examine the impact of parental involvement on the academic performance of mathematics students: a case study of secondary school students in Amuwo Odofin Lga, District 5, Lagos State. The study was specifically set to ascertain whether parental support improves students study habit and motivation to learn Mathematics in secondary school students in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State; ascertain whether commitment and active participation of parents in the school matters improves student academic achievement in secondary schools; ascertain the extent to which the parents understanding and involvement in the academic needs of their children enhances student academic achievement in secondary schools; and ascertain whether any relationship exists between parental assistance with home assignments and student academic achievement in secondary schools. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of students of some selected secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin Lga, District 5, Lagos State In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 229 respondents and 210 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables. While the hypotheses were tested using Pearson Correlation statistical tool, SPSS v23. The result of the findings reveals that parental involvement is positively correlated with student"s academic achievement. Therefore, it is recommended that government, curriculum planners and examination bodies in policy making and in planning educational strategies to reconsider the influence of parental factors on academic performance for the study area. Thus, government should increase the bursary allocation to the students from poor families so as to retain them in school to enhance their performance. To mention but a few.

The broad objectives of this study is to examine the impact of parental involvement on the academic performance of mathematics students: a case study of secondary school students in Amuwo Odofin Lga, District 5, Lagos State. The specific objectives include:

1. Ascertain whether parental support improves students study habit and motivation to learn Mathematics in secondary school in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State.
2. Ascertain whether commitment and active participation of parents in the school matters improves student academic achievement in Mathematics in secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State
3. Ascertain the extent to which the parents understanding and involvement in the academic needs of their children enhances student academic achievement in Mathematics in secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State
4. Ascertain whether any relationship exists between parental assistance with home assignments and student academic achievement in Mathematics in secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State.

This research is an attempt to answer the following questions:

1. Does parental support improve students study habit and motivation to learn Mathematics in secondary school students in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State?
2. Does the commitment and active participation of parents in the school matters improves student academic achievement in Mathematics in secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State?
3. What is the extent to which the parents understanding and involvement in the academic needs of their children enhances student"s academic achievement in Mathematics in secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State?
4. Does a significant relationship exists between parental assistance with home assignments and students academic achievement in Mathematics in secondary schools in Amuwo Odofin LGA, District 5, Lagos State?

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