Project: raising student self-efficacy through parental involvement with homework
Dates: Feb-june 2022
PURPOSE OF STUDY:
The importance of getting parents involved in their children’s education has received considerable attention from policy makers, educators, parents, and the mass media. Research also suggests that parental involvement with student homework plays influential role in student self-efficacy, motivation, and self-regulation of learning.
The proposed research is a small-scale pilot that attempts to investigate ways to increase parental involvement in children’s learning by assigning specifically designed homework that includes parental involvement initiated by the student and school invitation.
The second goal of the research is to test the hypothesis that increased parent-student interaction will improve students’ motivation and self-efficacy through purposely designed form of homework to be conducted by students with active participation of their parents.
The research will use homework assigned daily in form of a concept map based on the material from the lesson learned the same day. The concept maps will be created by students and then explained to their parents verbally and schematically in a form of a presentation or a story. Parents will assume a role of a strategic and active listener and provide positive reinforcement, positive emotions, and feedback.
The research will investigate whether positioning students into a role of a storyteller and their parent in a role of an active listener increase parent-child interaction, students’ self-efficacy and motivation for completing homework and self-regulate their learning. If so, the child will be more likely to commit to learning through increased motivation and improve self-efficacy by recognizing the value of sharing ideas and accepting feedback.
The importance of getting parents involved in their children’s education has received considerable attention from policy makers, educators, parents, and the mass media. Research also suggests that parental involvement with student homework plays influential role in student self-efficacy, motivation, and self-regulation of learning.
The proposed research is a small-scale pilot that attempts to investigate ways to increase parental involvement in children’s learning by assigning specifically designed homework that includes parental involvement initiated by the student and school invitation.
The second goal of the research is to test the hypothesis that increased parent-student interaction will improve students’ motivation and self-efficacy through purposely designed form of homework to be conducted by students with active participation of their parents.
The research will use homework assigned daily in form of a concept map based on the material from the lesson learned the same day. The concept maps will be created by students and then explained to their parents verbally and schematically in a form of a presentation or a story. Parents will assume a role of a strategic and active listener and provide positive reinforcement, positive emotions, and feedback.
The research will investigate whether positioning students into a role of a storyteller and their parent in a role of an active listener increase parent-child interaction, students’ self-efficacy and motivation for completing homework and self-regulate their learning. If so, the child will be more likely to commit to learning through increased motivation and improve self-efficacy by recognizing the value of sharing ideas and accepting feedback.
Research Proposal-CLICK HERE
SD43 Approval letter -CLICK HERE
Letter to Parents -CLICK HERE
Letter to Students -CLICK HERE
Student General Self-efficacy questionnaire-CLICK HERE
Student Participation Form -CLICK HERE
Parent Participation Form -CLICK HERE
Feedback that works! -CLICK HERE
SD43 Approval letter -CLICK HERE
Letter to Parents -CLICK HERE
Letter to Students -CLICK HERE
Student General Self-efficacy questionnaire-CLICK HERE
Student Participation Form -CLICK HERE
Parent Participation Form -CLICK HERE
Feedback that works! -CLICK HERE
PROCESS:
1. Consent Letter and description to parents
2. Explanation of the Idea of the Project to the students
3. Students take the Questionnaire and then the Consent form
1. Consent Letter and description to parents
2. Explanation of the Idea of the Project to the students
3. Students take the Questionnaire and then the Consent form