Relationship between Parental Involvement and Mathematics Achievement of Primary School Pupils in Nsukka Nigeria: Need for Educators and School Psychologists' Intervention

Abstract

Most Nigerian parents seem not to know the importance of parental involvement in their children’s academic achievement. The dwindling rate of academic achievement of primary school pupils in Nigeria nowadays is a huge source of concern to the stakeholders in education. This study assessed the relationship between parental involvement and achievement Mathematics of 359 primary school pupils. Parental Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ) and Mathematics Achievement Test were used for data collection. Data collected for the study were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, regression analysis and t-test for the significance of two samples correlation coefficients at 0.05 level of significance. The results show that there is a positive relationship between parental involvement and pupils’ Mathematics achievement. It also revealed that gender does not significantly moderate the relationship between parental involvement and pupils’ Mathematics achievement. The result finally showed that pupils’ low achievement in Mathematics was due to lack of parental involvement.

Key Words: Parental Involvement; Primary Education; Mathematics Achievement.