Family and Personal Correlates of Academic Achievement

Researchers and educators raise the question of whether pupils' academic performance can be improved through parental involvement in academic activities. The main objective of the following study is to verify whether parental involvement in school activities and family socioeconomic status are...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2001-04, Vol.88 (2), p.533-547
Main Authors: Bacete, Francisco-Juan García, Remírez, Jesús Rosel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Educational Measurement
Educational Status
Family Characteristics
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Male
Motivation
Parent-Child Relations
Schools
Social Class
Spain
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Summary:Researchers and educators raise the question of whether pupils' academic performance can be improved through parental involvement in academic activities. The main objective of the following study is to verify whether parental involvement in school activities and family socioeconomic status are associated with children's academic achievement. 150 Spanish seventh grade pupils completed intelligence tests, and their teachers assessed parents' involvement in the school and estimated parents' cultural levels. To measure academic achievement the pupil's overall grade was taken from the Pupils' Final Evaluation Registers. The education and professional level of the mother and father and home size were obtained from the Pupil Personal Register; these variables define the family socioeconomic status. The data, analyzed through application of structural equations, suggest that academic achievement is directly influenced by the cultural level of the family and the child's intelligence but is indirectly influenced by parental involvement in school activities and the socioeconomic status of the child's family.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.2001.88.2.533