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JAMAICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

PARENT/GUARDIAN QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Respondent

We are students of the Jamaica Theological Seminary pursuing Bachelor of Arts degrees in

Counselling. We are conducting a survey in order to find out the effect of parental

involvement on the academic performance of Grade Four Children. As part of this researchwe will appreciate it if you could complete the following questionnaire. Any information

obtained in connection with this study that can be identified with you will remain confidential. In

any written reports or publications, no one will be identified and only group data will bepresented. You are free to withdraw your participation at any time. If you have any questions

about the research, please contact us: 422-2148 or E-mailmarkfachrist@gmail.com.

SECTION A

Directions: Please Place a TICK () in the blank that best represents your response to thequestions.

1. Who is answering the questions?

___a. Mother _____e. Grandparent

___b. Father _____f. Guardian

___c. Stepmother ____ g. Other relative___d. Stepfather _____h. Other (state)_________________________________

2. Which of the following age group do you belong to?

____ 20 -30 years _____41 -50 years

_____31 - 40 years _____51 or older

3. Highest level of education obtained

Primary ( ) Secondary ( ) Tertiary ( )

4. Number of children in the household. [Please state] ( )

5. Grade four childs Age:

Below nine ( )

Nine ( )

Ten ( )

Above ten ( )

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6. Grade four childs Gender: Male ( ) Female ( )

7. School grade four child attending:

Morant Bay Primary ( ) Lyssons Primary ( ) Hill View Kinder prep ( )

8. Grade four Childs last grade average

Excellent ( )

Good ( )

Average ( )

Poor ( )

SECTION B

Directions: Please CIRCLE the choice that best represents the extent to which you agree ordisagree with the following statements.

KEY: (Questions 9-18)SD=strongly disagree; D=disagree; U=undecided; A=agree;

SA=strongly agree.

9. Other persons, such as a teacher, have more influence on a grade

four students motivation to do well in school than his/her parents SD D U A SA

10. At the grade four level, a child's school and teachers are solely

responsible for preparing children for their futures. SD D U A SA

11. Parents should communicate with teachers for feedback on the child's

Progress. SD D U A SA

12. Parents should be actively involved in school activities through

volunteering and attending school functions and meetings. SD D U A SA

13. At the grade four level parents are less interested in the academic

achievement of their child than earlier in his/her life SD D U A SA

14. The level and type of parental involvement in a grade four childslife is heavily dependent on the parents economical statusand cultural background SD D U A SA

15. Working parents do not get a chance to help in the academicsuccess of grade four children SD D U A SA

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16. Parents should set high standards for grade four childrenseducational achievements SD D U A SA

17.Parents should ensure that children attend school regularly

and punctually SD D U A SA

18. Parental involvement not only benefits children but it also benefits

parents and the school. SD D U A SA

SECTION C

KEY: (Questions 19-26) A=All the time; M=Most of the time; S=Seldom; N=Never.

I am a parent/guardian who: -

19. Provides books and pencils for school A M S N

20. Sends my child to school A M S N

21. Read to my child A M S N

22. Checks my childs class work A M S N

23. Checks my childs homework A M S N

24. Attends Parents Teachers Association (P.T.A) meetings. A M S N

25. Visits my childs school A M S N

26. Participates in school activities, for example parents day,

fund raising, etc A M S N

27. What is one thing that you could do to improve the academic performance of your child at

the grade four level?

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP