ERIC Number: ED515973
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 144
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The Impact of a Family Home-Learning Program on Levels of Parental/Caregiver Efficacy
Morrison, Tomasine A.
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Florida International University
This study sought to determine if participation in a home education learning program would impact the perceived levels of parental self-efficacy of parents/caregivers who participate in the completion of home-learning assignments and increase their levels of home-learning involvement practices. Also, the study examined the relationship between the parental involvement practice of completing interactive home-learning assignments and the reading comprehension achievement of first grade students. A total of 146 students and their parents/caregivers representing a convenience sample of eight first grade classes participated in the study. Four classes (n = 74) were selected as the experimental group and four classes (n = 72) served as the control group. There were 72 girls in the sample and 74 boys and the median age was 6 years 6 months. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design utilizing eight existing first grade classes. It examined the effects of a home-learning support intervention program on the perceived efficacy levels of the participating parents/caregivers, as measured by the Parent Perceptions of Parent Efficacy Scale (Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, & Brissie, 1992) administered on a pre/post basis. The amount and type of parent involvement in the completion of home assignments was determined by means of a locally developed instrument, the H.E.L.P. Parent Involvement Home-learning Scale, administered on a pre/post basis. Student achievement in reading comprehension was measured via the reading subtest of the Brigance, CIB-S pre and post. The elementary students and their parents/caregivers participated in an interactive home-learning intervention program for 12 weeks that required parent/caregiver assistance. Results revealed the experimental group of parents/caregivers had a significant increase in their levels of perceived self-efficacy, p less than 0.001, from the pre to post, and also had significantly increased levels of parental involvement in seven home-learning activities, p less than 0.001, than the control group parents/caregivers. The experimental group students demonstrated significantly higher reading levels than the control group students, p less than 0.001. This study provided evidence that interactive home-learning activities improved the levels of parental self-efficacy and parental involvement in home-learning activities, and improved the reading comprehension of the experimental group in comparison to the control. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Self Efficacy, Parent Participation, Learning Activities, Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Assignments, Reading Comprehension, Grade 1, Context Effect, Family Life, Elementary Education
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Adult Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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