PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AS RELATED TO STUDENTS' INTEREST AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN DISTANCE LEARNING

Abstract

Distance learning is the new mode of instructional delivery today. Parents and their children are doing go hand in hand to cope up with the educational set up.The research sought to investigate the status of parental involvement in the chosen school as well as the students? interest and their relationship to academic performance in distance learning. The study used descriptive method to identify relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable. It used a random sampling technique to gather needed data from one hundred and ninety four students and parents in Liceo de Luisiana in Luisiana, Laguna. The findings of the study were the following: there was no significant relationship on parental involvement, students? interest, and academic performance of the students. The null hypotheses ?parental involvement had no significant relationship to students? interest?, ?parental involvement has no significant relationship to students? academic performance?, and ?students? interest had no significant effect on the academic performance of the students? were supported and accepted. It is evident in the findings that the null hypotheses are accepted. Thus, parental involvement had no significant relationship to the students? interest and academic performance in distance learning. In this regard the following recommendations based on the outcomes of the study. Parents, teachers and educational leaders may have list of best practices of parental intervention in the education of the learners. There also may be webinar or limited-face-face seminar on the intervention of parents in distance learning. Educational institution may empower parents in their involvement in their children?s education both at home and school. They may also consider to monitor the learning of the students in both online and modular classes to guarantee attendance to their studies.