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Parental Involvement and the Impact on Student Academic Achievement: A Quantitative Methodology

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children who do not. While this general assertion has been maintained by theoretical elements that support its veracity, there is a need to understand the correlation between different types  of parental involvement and academic achievement (Garriot, Wandry and Snyder, 2000). This research methodology is designed to test the hypothesis that parental involvement does have a positive impact on  student academic achievement. Methodology The research design to be used in this study is quantitative, and the outcomes of the questionnaire will be provided in graph form.  This study is non-experimental and focuses on the use of a questionnaire survey and a comparative view of data collected from quarterly student assessments as the central components of the  study. Independent/Dependent Variables The independent variables for this study are: time spent assisting with homework (greater than 20 minutes per day), time spent communicating with educators  (more than 20 minutes per month), and time spent volunteering in the educational setting (more than 1 hour per month). The dependent variable will be student  achievement, as measured through existing grading systems (quarterly assessments) for the students of each of the parents responding. Instrumentation The  primary instrument for this study is a questionnaire used with a population of parents of children between the ages of 12-18 currently enrolled in a local junior high and high  school. This questionnaire incorporates varied question formats (true and false, multiple choice and essay questions) as a means of creating a document that can be used by individuals of  differing levels of academic achievement. Subject Population The primary sample population in this study consists of subjects selected from the population of parents of children in junior high and