The Role of Parents on Turkish Students’ Reading Achievement (original) (raw)

Parents’ Impact on Students’ Reading Achievement

SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference

Scientific studies have proved that a family has a high impact on the students’ academic achievement, including their reading literacy. This paper focuses on the parents’ undertaken activities for promoting the development of child’s reading literacy at the preschool age (reading together, singing, discussing the read text with a child, playing together, etc.) to explore the impact of these activities upon the reading literacy achievement of students in Grade 4. The research problem addresses the following questions: whether and to what extent the parents’ undertaken activities for promoting the development of child’s reading literacy at the preschool age have an impact on students’ reading skills at the end of their fourth school year.The analysis is based on the research results from students’ tests, students’ and parents’ questionnaires of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016, organised by the International Association for Evaluation of Educational Ac...

Parental Involvement and Pupils’ Reading Strategies: its Relationship to Reading Performance

International Journal of Research Publications

Reading is the gateway to all other knowledge. This study aimed to determine the level of parental involvement, and pupil's reading strategies, and reading performance this School Year 2022-2023 and to find the significant relationship of parental involvement, reading strategies and reading performance based on the Phil-IRI result. This study was conducted among the small schools of Libona District II, Division of Bukidnon. This study employed descriptive correlational design on which one hundred twenty (120) Grade 6 pupils and their parents as the respondents using purposive =of this study were one hundred twenty (120) Grade 6 pupils and their parents. Correlational design was used in the study. Mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage and Pearson Coefficient of Correlation were the statistical treatment employed in interpreting the data. The result of the study revealed Parental Support construct under parental involvement got the highest mean rating. On the other hand, Reading Activities got the lowest mean rating. Conclusion were drawn that Parental Support, Problem-solving and Support strategies are statistically associated with the reading performance of the pupils. However, parental involvement in terms of Reading Activities and Reading Instruction, and Global Reading Strategy are not significantly related to pupils' reading performance. Therefore, Parents may enroll their child in any training centers be engaged and motivated as they learn and discover meaningful learning experiences.

Parents’ Involvement in Learner’s Reading Achievement in the New Normal

Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal , 2023

This study aimed to determine the challenges of parents' involvement in learner's reading achievement in the new normal of Grade 1 parents of Napocor Elementary School of Fuentes, Barangay Maria Cristina, Iligan City, during the School Year 2021-2022. This study utilized a descriptive-correlational research design to determine the demographic relationship between and among the variables and the level of challenges of parents' involvement in learners' reading achievement. The survey questionnaire was given to the respondents to gather data. EGRA tool was also utilized in data gathering. Results revealed a significant relationship between reading achievement and demographic profile in terms of monthly income, highest education, and the number of children. The higher the parents' education level, occupational prestige, and income, the higher the children's reading ability and vice versa. The study revealed a significant relationship between reading achievement and the level of challenges of parents' involvement in the language spoken at home and parents' education. Moreover, parental education s a determining factor in children's reading abilities and achievement, confirming the relationship between parental education and children's literacy outcomes. Parents with higher schooling placed more excellent value on education and thus provided more materials and school-related activities for their children.

Effect of Parental Education and Home Educational Resources to Students' Results of PISA Reading Skills Test

İlköğretim Online, 2018

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the results of the PISA reading skills test vary according to educational status of parents and educational opportunities provided by their parents, to students in 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Survey design was used in the study. The population of the study was comprised of 9th grade students in Anatolian High Schools in the province of Zonguldak, and 7th and 8th grades students in the secondary schools of the same province. Student Questionnaire and the PISA Reading Skills Test were used for data collection. According to result of the study, the scores obtained by students in the PISA reading skills test increased as the educational levels of their parents increased. Furthermore, it was also revealed that there was a high correlation between the reading proficiencies of the students and the socioeconomic levels of their families.

Investigation of PISA 2015 Reading Ability Achievement of Turkish Students in Terms of Student and School Level Variables

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2020

The aim of this study is to determine the students-level and schoollevel factors that are related to reading ability achievement of students who participated PISA 2015 (Programme for International Student Assessment) from Turkey. The effects of the student and school level factors on reading achievement of students were tested by 2 level hierarchical linear model. According to the findings, there are differences between schools in terms of students' reading ability scores in Turkey. When the findings of the effects of the student level variables on the reading ability scores are examined; mother's socioeconomic status, parental emotional support, and unfair teacher behavior variables seem to affect students' reading ability achievement. When the findings of the effects of the school level variables on the reading ability scores are examined; school size, teacher education level, and student behavior that hinders learning variables have a significant effect on the average reading ability scores of schools. When the student and school level variables mentioned above were modeled together, the significant effect of the school size variable was lost while the teacher education level and the student behavior that hinders learning variables continued to have a significant effect on the schools average reading ability scores.

Parental Involvement in School Activities and Student Reading Achievement – Theoretical Perspectives and PIRLS 2011 Findings

šolsko polje, 2014

Enhancing parental involvement is a major concern for policymakers in education in many countries. Literature review has exposed strong connections between parental involvements in school activities and student outcomes (also achievements). For exploring the association between parental involvement in school activities and student reading achievement, we used data from the latest cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2011) conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The study assesses reading literacy at Grade 4 using representative samples of students in the participating education systems. PIRLS also collects extensive, internationally comparable information on the background characteristics of the students, their parents, teachers and the schools where they study. We conducted the analyses utilizing information on parental involvement in school activities (as reported by school principals), parental level of education (as reported by parents), and student reading achievement (PIRLS achievement scores). We used data from 54 of 56 education systems that included all relevant data needed for the analyses. Regarding that, this paper seeks to answer two questions. First, is there a relationship between parental involvement in school activities and student reading achievement in the education systems participating in PIRLS 2011? Given that both parental involvement and student achievement are often influenced by the family socio-economic context, the second question is whether parental involvement is associated with the level of parental education within each of the analysed education systems? This paper presents evidence demonstrating that within most of the 54 education systems we analysed, parental involvement in school activities is positively associated with student performance in PIRLS 2011. That is to say, students enrolled in schools with higher parental involvement tend to have higher reading achievement. It also shows that the level of parental involvement in school is positively associated with the level of parental education. Thus, parents with lower education levels are likely to participate less in school and vice versa. The conclusions suggest that the promotion of parental involvement may be an effective strategy for increasing reading achievement, and policies in this direction are particularly relevant for schools with students whose parents have lower levels of education.

Parent's Role in Promoting Reading Habits among Children: An Parent's Role in Promoting Reading Habits among Children: An Empirical Examination Empirical Examination

2020

Parents play an effective role in inculcating reading habits among their children because they are the first and main strength to boost and stimulate learning potential by developing the constant habit of reading. The major objective of this study was to know the parent’s perception about the effect of leisure reading on the overall educational performance of their child and determine the parental comparative reading role in behavioral, communication and academic development of the children. The population comprised of parents of those students who were studying from 6th to 8th grades in private schools based at Lahore, Pakistan. Before visiting schools for data collection, prior permission was taken from the principals of the concerned schools. Parent’s voluntarily participated in the survey. Findings of the study showed that parent’s reading with their child has a positive impact on the educational attainment of their however, mother play more active role in the academic development of the child as a compared father, sibling and legal guardian.

Perceptions of Teachers about the Role of Parents in Developing Reading Habits of Children to Improve their Academic Performance in Schools

Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2018

This study aimed to explore teachers' perceptions about parental role in developing reading habits of children to improve their academic achievement. The study was conducted in one of the private schools of Gilgit city situated in the Northern part of Pakistan. Using a case study approach to research within the qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection, which enabled the researchers in capturing qualitative experiences, opinions, beliefs and perceptions of purposefully selected research participants. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis approach and emerging themes were represented in the form of figures to provide a clear understanding. The study confirmed that reading habits, for example, out of school reading and reading for pleasure, have influenced academic performance and parental role is pivotal in developing children's interest in reading because healthy reading activities can help them to develop critical thinking and analytic skills. This could also develop their vocabulary to a great extent. Consequently, children exhibit improvement in their overall academic performance. The findings confirmed that if parents focused on reading improvement of their children in early ages, they could better develop reading as a routine activity. The study recommended that parents should play an active role in developing attitude towards reading by providing reading materials and creating a reading friendly environment at home.

Parent’s Role in Promoting Reading Habits among Children: An Empirical Examination

2020

Parents play an effective role in inculcating reading habits among their children because they are the first and main strength to boost and stimulate learning potential by developing the constant habit of reading. The major objective of this study was to know the parent's perception about the effect of leisure reading on the overall educational performance of their child and determine the parental comparative reading role in behavioral, communication and academic development of the children. The population comprised of parents of those students who were studying from 6 th to 8 th grades in private schools based at Lahore, Pakistan. Before visiting schools for data collection, prior permission was taken from the principals of the concerned schools. Parent's voluntarily participated in the survey. Findings of the study showed that parent's reading with their child has a positive impact on the educational attainment of their child. Parents play an equal role in behavioral and communication development; however, mother play more active role in the academic development of the child as a compared father, sibling and legal guardian.

Determining the Parental Variables That Explain Students’ Reading Success by Using CHAID Analysis

The importance of reading skills both in daily life and in other courses, the fact that PISA 2009 parent questionnaire was not conducted in Turkey and that the relationship between parental variables and reading skills was not investigated within the framework of this questionnaire necessitate this study. The purpose of this study is to determine the parental variables that explain the reading skills success scores of the students with the information gathered from the parent questionnaire and students’ answers to the selected items of the PISA 2009 reading literacy test. Using the correlational model, this study has been carried out with 170 10th graders in Ankara and their parents. Data consists of information gathered from the parent questionnaire and the responses students give to the selected items of the PISA 2009 reading literacy test. Explanatory variables of the reading skills of the students have been determined with one of the decision trees methods, CHAID analysis. According to the findings of the study, it was found that the students whose parents think that most of the teachers in their school are qualified in their field and devoted to their work have higher scores in terms of reading success.