English Community Journal
Vol 4, No 2 (2020): English Community Journal

AN ANALYSIS OF PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HOMEWORK IN IMPROVING ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT

Saputri, Kurnia (Unknown)
Larasati, Finza (Unknown)
Febriyani, Martina (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Dec 2020

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to identify students’ parent perceptions on the importance of homework in improving English achievement of eighth grade students at SMP Bina Bhakti Abab. The subjects of this study were all of the students’ parents of eighth grade students at SMP Bina Bhakti Abab. The study used mixed method through questionnaire as a research instrument and documentation. The questionnaire was to identify and get the information on the importance of homework for their children and the questionnaire was divided into eight points, (1) Parents’ role construction (2) Parents’ self-efficacy (3) School invitations (4) Teacher invitations (5) Child invitations (6) Parental time (7) Parental energy and (8) Parental knowledge and skills. The total of the result of each points showed that: Parents’ role construction 343 (Agree) and 287 (Strongly Agree), Parents’ self-efficacy 111 (Agree) and 99 (Strongly Agree), School invitations 32 (Disagree), 32 (Somewhat Agree) and 42 (Agree), Teacher invitations 111 (Agree) and 56 (Strongly Agree), Child invitations 33 (Agree) and 25 (Strongly Agree), Parental time 42 (Disagree) and 48 (Agree), Parental energy 24 (Disagree) and 36 (Agree), and Parental knowledge and skills 74 (Agree) and 54 (Strongly Agree).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

englishcommunity

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

English Community Journal is a journal of English Education Journal of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. English Community Journal includes articles of English Education and published in twice a year, march and September. English Community Journal ...