The Correlation Between Parents’ Involvement and the English Achievement of Students at SMPN 1 Lasalepa

Abstrak

This study aimed to determine whether there was a significant correlation between parental involvement and students’ English achievement among the eighth-grade students of SMPN 1 Lasalepa. The research employed a quantitative correlational design focusing on two variables: parental involvement and English achievement. The population consisted of all eighth-grade students, and the sample involved 35 parents of students from Class VIII-3, selected through purposive sampling. Data on parental involvement were collected using a 25-item questionnaire covering six dimensions: parenting, communicating, learning at home, volunteering, decision-making, and collaborating with the community. Students’ English achievement was measured using documentation of their final English scores from the second semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. The questionnaire was tested for validity and reliability, and the data were analyzed using Pearson Product-Moment correlation with SPSS version 25. The findings showed that the level of parental involvement was mostly moderate, and students’ English achievement was generally average. A strong and significant positive correlation was found between the two variables (r = 0.879, p < 0.01), indicating that the null hypothesis (H₀) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. Among the six types of involvement, learning at home showed the strongest correlation with English achievement, while volunteering showed the weakest, though still significant. These results suggest that active parental involvement, particularly in home-based learning, plays a crucial role in improving students’ academic outcomes in English.

Kata kunci

• Parental Involvement
• english achievement