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What Parents Know about How Well Their Children Are Doing in School
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Sonnenschein, Susan; Stapleton, Laura M.; Metzger, Shari R. – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The authors used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten cohort to examine whether parents' knowledge of their children's reading and mathematics skills varies by academic domain and parents' income group or ethnicity. Of particular interest was how parents' knowledge is moderated by school- or home-based involvement.…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Familiarity, Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education
The Relationship between Assignment Completion and the Attrition and Achievement in Correspondence Courses.
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Wong, Angelina T.; Wong, S. C. P. – Journal of Educational Research, 1979
Correspondence course students who did more than half the assignments were more likely to complete the course and do better on the final examination. Questions are raised concerning the motivation of those enrolled in correspondence courses. (Editor/JD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Dropout Research
Parent-Child Communication during a Home Instructional Task.
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Nicassio, Frank J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Researchers studied patterns of language use by parent-child dyads working together on an instructional task in their homes. Analysis of speech acts indicated (1) different use of speech and different performance rates across achievement levels and (2) relationships between socioeconomic status and achievement and between language and task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Grade 2