Year: 1999
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A literature and an empirical study were undertaken to investigate home factors affecting the \nacademic performance of a group of learners in three primary schools in the Brits district. \n \n \nFrom the literature it became evident that the early years of an individual's life are critical for \ndevelopment, especially cognitive development. Parents, as a child's primary educators have an \nimportant role to play in their child's cognitive development. By establishing a \nchallenging and stimulating environment in which the child is exposed to a variety of \nexperiences, the parents can enhance their child's cognitive development and by implication \nhis/her later academic performance. Various other factors such as parental involvement, \nexpectations, parenting style and home background were found to affect a child's academic \nperformance. \n \n \nIn the empirical study a group of academic achievers and underachievers were compared with regards \nto early cognitive stimulation received, degree of parental involvement and the quality of \ntheir homes.
Author: Esther Diboaneng Monyela
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2202851664