Group Presentation (Group 7)
Parent and Peer Influences on Childhood Motivation
Motivation is defined as “the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way”, or “the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.” Children are motivated by many things at an early age. It is easy to see that parents and peers play key parts in motivating children in their pursuit of education. Parental involvement in a child’s life is crucial to their motivation, and eventual success or failure in school. According to the National Education Association (NEA), students who have parents involved in their education are more likely to earn higher grades, go to school regularly, have better social skills, have more positive behavior, and proceed to secondary
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...ook at their parents' level of education and their relationships with their parents to determine whether parental education was a predictor of academic success. They found that though maternal education was a motivator for children's academic performance, overall, parental education was not a big factor. The involvement and relationship between the parents and children were a bigger indicator of success or failure.
“Parental involvement shows to be an important factor that definitely has an impact on children’s education. Parental involvement refers to amount of participation a parent has when it comes to school and their child/children’s life. Some schools foster healthy parental involvement through events and volunteer opportunities but
Some families are not educated about the significance that it provides to their student's academic success and are willing to go the extra mile just to contribute in ways they are shown. By open lines of communication, parents can feel comfortable receiving guidance about parental involvement and the message it gives their child about how important their education is. I can apply this in my classroom by providing home projects for the students and encouraging parents to help their child complete it by working together and practicing collaboration within their household. By using home projects to increase collaboration and conversation at home, I hope parents can use this as practice about how to help their child with other academic issues when they arise. The information shared in this article really touched on the importance of parental involvement and the multitude of benefits it can provide not only teachers but families as
Motivation is literally the desire to do things. In detail, motivation is the internal and external factors that
Motivation concerns the reasons or goals that underlie involvement or noninvolvement in academic activities. Students are motivated in education by personal backgrounds and goals.
Motivation can be defined as the inner power or drive that pushes one towards taking a particular course of action. It is much related to desire and ambition and they all work in tandem (Sasson, 2001). Motivation is influenced or caused by factors known as motivators. According to Sigmund Freud, we are compelled to act by unconscious forces within us, which he called our id (Hofstede, 1980).
Hickman, C. W., Greenwood, G. E., & Miller, M. D. (1995). High school parent involvement: Relationships with achievement, grade level, SES, and gender. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 28, 125-134.
Having expectations encourages people to live up to them. Teen students whose parents did not expect much for their academic achievements were way more likely to drop out (Blondal & Adalbjarnardottir, 2009). Expectations for a great education that are mutual and ingrained in families may provide enough supportive communication to prevent any predispositions to dropping out. Strom & Boster (2007) showed that “an increase in supportive communication between parents and students decreases academic stress for students and influences students’ achievement in school as well as school completion (p. 436).” Through interaction, a child may discover the parent’s attitude towards the importance of education and its implications. Finding out that education is imperative to their parents, student’s approach toward school may generate a positively reinforcement because of the expected supportive communication in their home.
Student motivation can be affected by several factors. These elements include parent involvement, teacher enthusiasm, rewards, peers, the learner’s environment, personal experiences, personal interests of the student, and self-esteem and self-image.
To conclude, my research shows a clear link between parental involvement and children performing better in school. Children who's parents are involved in their education are showing better performance and are achieving higher grades. They also show better behaviour, more enthusiasm, ambition and higher levels of engagement. compared with children who's parent are not involved in their education. My research also shows that parental involvement has great benefits for both children and parents in many ways, so much so that the most effective schools are those who encouraged parents to be involved.
Motivation is simply why someone acts the way they do. It is the process of setting goals, and then and then accomplishing them. “The four elements to motivation are personal drive to improve, commitment to goals that you set, initiative for opportunity readiness, and being optimistic when pursuing your goals. Some advantages for self-motivation are being well organized, having good time management skills, and having more self-esteem and confidence in yourself.” (Skills You Need, 2001-2017).
Recent studies on parental involvement in education have found that there are many benefits for both the student and the adult when parents become involved in their children’s education. Without parent support, it is very difficult for a child to be motivated. From what I have seen growing up, only a small percentage of students are self-motivated, so it is absolutely vital that parents assist in the motivation process. I found this table to be particularly interesting and important.
Parent involvement affects all aspects of a child’s education. Parents must be involved as teachers, learners, supporters, and advocates of their child’s learning (Hopkings). Studies show that kids who know that their parents are involved and interested tend to take more responsibility for their own learning and behavior. Schoolwork and grades improve. Work habits improve. Less work is handed in late. Fewer referrals for behavior problems are made. Attendance increases, and fewer kids show up late for class (Hopkings). With all this information documented it shows the true importance of parent involvement in education. The more involved the parents are, the better off each child will be. So when you become a parent, get involved in your child’s education!
Parental involvement promotes the social growth of a child. Children whose parents are involved in their education have many advantages. They have better grades, test scores, long-term academic achievement, attitudes and behavior than those with disinterested mothers and fathers (Gestwicki, 2001). Parents becoming involved in their child's schooling creates extra sources of social constraint to influence the child's behavior (McNeal, 2001). For example, parents talking to their children and becoming involved in the school conveys a message to the child of education being important. Parents should be talking with your children's teacher and letting her know about your family. The more she knows about your child, the better she will be able to connect with your child.