The Importance of Parental Involvement in Home-Based Learning to Improve the Academic Achievements of Kindergarten Children

Florina Edek, Siti Rahayu Isha

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This study aims to investigate the importance of parental involvement in children’s home-based learning to improve the academic achievements of kindergarten children. The research subjects were 50 respondents who were parents at a government kindergarten in a small district of Kudat, Sabah. The sample of this study was in a form of quantitative using a survey method. The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire. The data was analysed using SPSS Statistics version 2.0.  The research findings discovered that the total overall mean for the level of parental involvement in children's home-based learning, the level of learning environment provided by parents and parental support for children's excellence was at a high level. This study revealed that parental involvement in children's home-based learning was at a high level and good. In summary, it can be concluded that parents still emphasize their responsibilities to be involved with their children’s leaning while at home for the excellence of their children in kindergarten.


Keywords


parental involvement; early childhood education; the learning environment; children’s excellence; parental involvement with children’s home-based learning

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