Influence of some Parental Attachment Variables on Academic Achievement of Students in Biology in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria
Oyo-Ita, M. E. (M.Ed) & Bassey, P. U. (Ph.D)
Department of Educational Foundations
University of Calabar, Calabar
Email: megoyo_ita@yahoo.com, mac_unoh@yahoo.com
Corresponding Author: Oyo-Ita, M. E.
ABSTRACT
This study was aimed at examining the influence of some parental attachment variables such as parent-child communication and parental involvement in school activities on the academic achievement of students in Biology in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Causal comparative research design was adopted for the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 558 students from 80 public secondary schools from the zone. The research instruments “Parental Attachment Questionnaire” (PAQ) and an Academic Achievement Test in Biology were used for data collection. The instruments were well validated. The Cronbach alpha reliability co-efficient got from the variables ranged from 0.73 to 0.87 which showed that the instruments were reliable for the study. Data collected were adequately coded using the One-way analysis of variance statistics. Conclusions reached indicated that, there is need for strong parental attachment to enable students improve on their academic achievements. The findings of this study revealed that: parent-child communication and parental involvement in school activities significantly influenced students’ academic achievement in biology. Consequently, recommendations were made amongst which is that, parents should create a free atmosphere at home where children can air their views. This will help them to express themselves on whatever issue bothering them be it academics or their general welfare.
Keywords: Parent-child communication, parental involvement in school activities, academic achievement.
