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Students’ Achievement at Primary Level and Parents’ Interest in their Children’s Education: A Correlational Study
Abstract
This study was conducted to find out the relationship between parents’ interest in their children’s education and its effects on their overall academic achievement. To find the relationship between the two variables as mentioned above, a research 25 items self-developed questionnaire was used for the data collection. Students’ academic achievement was assessed by the scores they obtained in 5thgrade Punjab Examination commission held in 2017. It was found that students’ academic achievement is dependent to great extent on the level of interest, the parents take in their children’s studies. The higher degree of relationship is manifested through the calculated correlation coefficient. This study was delimited to the students of Government Primary schools of Tehsil Zafarwal, District Narowal and their parents respectively. On the basis of the findings of this study, it is strongly recommended that the parents of the students should be motivated for taking deep interest in their children’s educational activities to ensure success and overall performance of the students.
Authors
Muhammad Latif
Assistant Professor, Incharge, Department of Education, GC Women University Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Mubashar Hanif
Deputy Director Research, Association for Academic Quality(AFAQ), Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Umi Lela
Assistant Professor, Head Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, GIFT University Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Academic Achievement, Parental Interest, Primary School Level
