ERIC Number: EJ1454293
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Dec
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1381-2890
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1928
The Importance of Family Participation in Homework: Understanding the Relationship between Student Homework Behaviors and Academic Achievement by School Level
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v28 n1 Article 6 2025
The purpose of this study was to examine in detail the relationship between perceived parental involvement in homework (content-oriented and autonomy-oriented forms of involvement) and students' homework behavior (homework time, homework time management, and amount of homework completed). The study also looked at how the relationships between these variables change between middle school and high school. The study was conducted on 528 middle and high school students in grades 5-12. The relationships between the variables used in the study were structured using a theoretical model and tested using the structural equation model method. The results of the study show that parental involvement in homework has a positive relationship with students' homework behaviour. In particular, time management skills have the strongest relationship with parental involvement among the three homework behaviors. However, while there was no direct relationship between parental involvement and overall academic achievement, parental involvement in homework showed a positive relationship with academic achievement through homework completion and time management. At the secondary school level, there is a positive relationship between students' homework time, homework completion and time management skills and academic achievement. Students' homework completion stood out as the variable with the strongest relationship with academic achievement. These findings suggest that parental involvement in the homework process, especially at the secondary school level, can help students to manage their homework more effectively and be more successful academically.
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Homework, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Middle School Students, High School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Time Management, Family Environment, Positive Reinforcement, Parent Influence, Parent Child Relationship
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2123/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A