Relationship between Parental Attitude and Parental Involvement on Students’ Interest and Academic Achievement in Biology in Aguata Education Zone.
Keywords:
Parental Attitude, Parental Involvement, Biology, Students Interest, Academic AchievementAbstract
The study investigated the relationship between parental attitude and parental involvement on
students’ interest and academic achievement in biology in Aguata Education Zone. The design for
the study was correlational survey design. Two research questions and two hypotheses were used
for the study. The research was done in Aguata Education Zone in Anambra state. The population
consisted of 2,072 (926 males and 1,146 females) Senior Secondary II students from all the 52
public secondary schools in Aguata Education Zone of Anambra state. The sample for the study
consisted of 400 SS II Biology students obtained through multi stage sampling procedure. Three
instruments titled Parental Attitude towards Biology Questionnaire (PATBQ), Parental
Involvement in Biology Questionnaire (PIBQ) and Academic interest scale (AIS) were the
instrument used for data collection. These instruments were validated and tested for reliability with
reliability coefficient being .969, .981 and 0.981 for PATBQ, PIBQ and AIS respectively using
Cronbach Alpha method. Students result for 2023/2024 academic session was also used as
academic achievement scores for the study. The research questions were answered using Pearson
Product Moment Correlation Coefficient while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance using Simple linear regression. The findings of the study showed significant
relationship between parental attitude and parental involvement on students’ interest and academic
achievement in biology in Aguata Education zone. This implies that parental attitude and parental
involvement are capable of enhancing academic achievement and interest in Biology. It was
recommended among others that parental attitude and involvement should be improved through
academic seminars and workshop towards students’ interest especially in Biology in senior
secondary schools.
