Impact of Parent's Involvement on Student's Academic Achievement at Elementary Level in Public Schools of Muzaffarabad City

Abstract

This research study explored impact of Parents’ Involvement on students’ academic achievement at elementary level in public schools of Muzaffarabad city. The purpose of conducting this research was to examine the manner in which parental involvement affects students’ academic achievement in the said area.  The first objective of the study was to find out the academic achievement of students studying at elementary level. Second was to determine the level of parents’ involvement that influences students’ academic achievement.   Third   objective   was to find out the relationship between parents’ involvement and students’ academic achievement level at elementary school students of grade 8th in public sector. The present study was conducted in city Muzaffarabad. The respondents included 280 students’ (who passed 8th class exams of elementary schools from District board of Elementary Education Muzaffarabad AJK) were taken as a sample of the study. Through purposive convenient sampling technique, data was collected. A close ended questionnaire for parental involvement was used as a tool of study. To determine students’ achievement level; their 8th class result was used. For statistical measures, T-Test was applied to find out the relationship between parents’ involvement and academic achievement of students. Chi-Square test was applied   to locate   the   impact   of   parents’ involvement on students’ academic achievement level. The study concluded that parents’ involvement has a significant impact on students ’achievement. Hence, it was proved from the results that parents’ involvement plays a vital role in children academic achievement.