Faculty Mentors
Dr. Sharon Smoot
Abstract
Parental involvement is a significant factor in increasing student achievement. The participants were twenty-one first grade students during the 2006-2007 school term at a Title I school located in middle Georgia. A parent survey using a Likert-type scale was used to measure parental involvement within the home setting. Student performance was measured by using the scores from graded homework as well as the results of reading, math, and sight word pretests and post tests. There was a moderate positive correlation between the results of the parent survey and the student performance scores. One hundred percent of the parents responded that they were involved with their children at home on the survey. This study found that increased involvement indeed makes a difference in a child’s academic performance.
Recommended Citation
Hall, Christa L.
(2008)
"Do Students Who Have Greater Parental Involvement Perform Better Academically Than Students With Less Parental Involvement?,"
The Corinthian: Vol. 9, Article 12.
Available at:
https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol9/iss1/12