Parental Involvement And Intrinsic Motivation With Primary School Students

In the article “Five ways to get your Children to study without Nagging” by Vanessa Van Petton. The author shows five alternatives for parents help their children get a good grades l in the school. First, write a list of the homework according to subjects, second, give positive reinforces, Third, help their children be responsible with their homework, fourth, set up positive study routine, and support the effort of their children. Parents should encourage to their children strive to get good grades, some advices can help the parents to lead with teenagers’ study habits. Moreover, parents should help their children be independent, support to deal with the school stress, help their children to organize their daily activities and have a study

Although not all families have an education, they still want their children to succeed in school. For instance, Families help their children succeed in the best of their ability, but motivation is one strong key in the attainment of education. Motivation can bring a child forward to readily succeed simply by motivation. Parents can be great motivators especially when they have a strong bond with their child. In the beginning, it is harder for a student to be motivated because of issues they may have at school, issues such as bullying or not being able to do well.

In what ways might I help increase parental engagement? To encourage parents to take part in their child’s academic journey.

An obstacle I have witnessed in my school is the lack of parental involvement. Throughout this year, I believe the parents' investment in their children education has been disheartening. I can say in my own classroom, nearly one-third of student’s parents have no idea how they are doing in school academically. About one-sixth of student’s parents don’t sign daily agendas or notes that are sent home. Only about one-fifth of parents consistently attend school programs. My biggest concern is that too many parents are disengaged. Parent involvement can indeed make a difference in a child’s education. Students would perform better academically and behaviorally if their

I feel the information presented in this article is accurate, and cited many experiments/studies to back up information presented within the article. One of the most useful items I found in this article was the last point which is structuring collaboration for motivation. This section of the article was very helpful as it points out how the relationship between the teacher and student is a great factor when increasing motivation. I have seen this first hand with my younger sister, and I completely believe teacher-student relationships are very important, especially when aiming for motivation as the child has to be able to connect with the

Intrinsic motivation is a key aspect of student success in school. Van den Broeck, Vansteenkiste, and De Witte (2013) define intrinsic motivation as, “the engagement in an activity for its own sake, that is, for the satisfaction and enjoyment experienced during the course of the activity itself” (p. 4). Educators encourage intrinsic motivation within their students as it boosts

A child’s success is a parents’ success. Every parent wants their child to do well and hence when compared to the parents who actively engage themselves with their child; the academic performance of the child would be well above. But this cannot be true for all as it is sad to know that all parents are not educated. This research is done with Year 11 students and sometimes it is difficult for parents to engage and help their child even if they wish to just because the parents are not educated enough or the child is doing a different subject form what the parent is qualified in. For instance during the parent interview session, a parent is a Masters Graduate in Business and Accounts but his child is taking Chemistry, Biology and Home Economics.

Parental involvement in education is a vital essential for creating a cooperative environment for the student to thrive and succeed in. When a student knows that he or she is receiving support both inside and outside the school, the chances of that child becoming responsible for and active in their education are more likely. I know that there can be difficulties including parents for many reasons. Such parents may be too busy, uninterested or just feel helpless. However, as an educator, I will still have an obligation to reach out to these parents and assist them.

When children see their parents involved in a meaningful way, they may benefit from the confidence and self-esteem that comes with feeling secure in their parents’ commitment to their well-being (Col. State).

The value that parents place upon education for their kids is important because kids model the teachings of their parents more often, learning what they (the parents) think is important as their (the students) own importance. Stephanie Brueck and her colleagues, who write the article “The Relationship Between Parental Involvement During High School and Collegiate Academic Mastery” published in Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, state “... [there is] improved academic performance among children with high amounts of parental involvement...” (99). With improved academic performance, parents become more involved in their children's’ educations. There are the totally supportive parents, who urge their children to strive for better

Parent involvement in a student’s education can have one of the biggest impacts on a child’s life. Parent involvement goes far beyond grade school, and far beyond adolescent years. The effect that parent involvement has on a child’s academics can shape them into a different person. Children are constantly watching and evaluating their elders. Many times students look to their parents to find the value in things. When students see their parents or guardians valuing their child’s education, students will also begin to value it themselves. This comes through motivation. When parents are interested in their child’s education and are involved students will gain so much. “The Department of Education of West Virginia states that ‘research shows that when families take an active interest in their children’s schoolwork, students display more positive attitudes, behave better, and learn more’” (Robinson, Harris, 2014). Something as simple as reading with a child every night or taking weekend trips to places like museums and involving them in other intellectual activities will engage students in learning and motivate them to want to learn.

Parent involvement in education has been related to many positive outcomes in student academic achievement such as a higher GPA, lower dropout rates, positive behavior, homework completion and increased success in reading, writing, and mathematics (Anderson & Minke 311). This topic on education has been observed, studied, and documented, but mixed results are not uncommon because different researchers take different influential variables into consideration. However, that does not change the fact that parent involvement does affect student achievement and behavior in school. Involvement of parents was the cornerstone of Barack Obama’s “Race to the Top” educational initiative, President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” initiative, and President Clinton’s 1996 Elementary and Secondary Act (McNeal 564). This shows that parent involvement is one of the main focuses when discussing student achievement. McNeal defines parent involvement as any action taken by a parent that can be expected to help student performance or behavior (564). He also describes parent involvement as social relations that are infused with trust, obligation, and reciprocity (565). Parents who supervise their children’s school work, communicate with teachers on a regular basis, and help develop their children’s plans after high school have students that are more likely to graduate from high school and continue their education.

Epstein (2008) found that when parents are involved with their child’s education that “more students earn higher grades in English and math, improve their reading and writing skills, complete more course credits, set higher aspirations, have better attendance, come to class more prepared to learn, and have fewer behavior problems...” (pg. 10). A huge problem is that many parents face today are work schedule with two parents working families or single parent family not being able to connect with the school not being able to find the time due to work schedules.

Many published studies (V and Aruna, 2014; Marjanovič-Umek, Fekonja-Peklaj and Podlesek, 2013; Nicholls et al., 2004) have described the fact that encouragement is helpful in encouraging students to improve their skills and to help them to form healthy behaviours, as well as improving their academic performance. Studies such as one that was conducted by V and Aruna (2014) have proven that children who are encouraged and supported by their parents gain an advantage in school activities. V and Aruna also indicated that parents of high achievers were found to be more trusting, rewarding, loving and showed more tolerance of their children than the parents of low achievers. Successful parents frequently use words of encouragement and

Researchers have shown that parental involvement not only affects school literacy directly but it also influences it indirectly through increasing motivation and self-efficacy (Fan & Williams, 2009; Deci & Ryan, 1980), two factors that are proved to be necessary for pupils’ academic achievement (Schunk, 1981; Schunk, 1991; Bandura, 1997). Students’ motivation lies not just at schools but in their homes. In other words, parental involvement can be the source of students’ motivation. Students whose parents are closely involved in their school lives and who monitor their progress fare best in high school (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 1985).