Parental Involvement and Academic Performance of Students in Online Class Learning Modality

Abstract

Parental involvement has long been an area of research across the world and is consistently found to have a positive effect on students’ academic performance. The global spread of COVID-19 pandemic, however, has caused disruptions in education systems worldwide including the Philippines, therefore, online education was implemented. During online distance learning, parents’ role in supervising their children’s education was reinforced and appeared to be crucial for some parents. The study used a sample of 49 parents of Grade 12 students at Lala National High School for the academic year 2022-2023. Results indicate a high level of parental involvement in terms of parenting, learning at home, decision making and familiarity with school information. The respondents also showed an outstanding performance during the course of the utilization of the online learning modalities. The study therefore concluded a positive correlation between parental involvement and the academic performance of students.

Keywords

• parent involvement
• academic performance
• online learning
• covid-19