Parental Influence and Mathematics Achievement

Abstract

The study entitled "Parental Influence and Mathematics Achievements" based on quantitative approach. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between parent related factors and mathematics achievements. This study was based on survey design (cross sectional). The population of this study were consisted the compulsory mathematics students at grade VIII in Raaptisonari gaunpalika in Banke district. The sample of this study 232 students selected from grade VIII of six schools and their parents in Raptisonai Gaunpalika by using random sampling method. Mathematics achievement test and questionnaire forms were uses to collecting data. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical tools as mean, standard derivation, coefficient of variation, correlation, t-test, ANOVA test and multiple linear regression. The finding of the study shows that factor parents support to homework affected 44.0% which was more influence on mathematics achievement than other factors (father's education, mother's education, parents income, fathers occupation, mothers occupation, parents language and parents provide needs to support study). Also father's education and mother's education were almost equally affected on mathematics achievement. Relation between parents support to do homework and mathematics achievement was high and fathers education, mothers education, parents income have moderate relation with mathematics achievement also fathers occupation, mothers occupation, parents language and parents provide needs to support study have low relation with mathematics achievement.