PARENTAL MONITORING AS CORRELATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

Parental monitoring of children's activities cannot be overemphasized in the students’ attitude towards learning and their drive for learning. The study examined the relationship between parental monitoring and motivation for learning among public primary school pupils in the Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. It also surveyed the gender variances in the parental monitoring and motivation for learning among the respondents. The descriptive survey was adopted using a multi-stage sampling technique to select 363 respondents for the study. A questionnaire tagged “Parental Monitoring and Motivation for Learning Questionnaire (PMMLQ)” was used to amass data with a reliability coefficient of 0.79. Percentage, Pearson (r) and independent t-test statistics were used to test to analyze data gathered. It was discovered that public primary school pupils in the Ilorin metropolis experienced a moderate level of parental monitoring as well as an average level of motivation for learning. A significant positive relationship was noted between parental monitoring and motivation for learning among public primary school pupils in the Ilorin metropolis. The study recommended the need for counsellors to sensitize parents on the components of parental monitoring and equip them with appropriate skills (such as human relations and communication skills) they can employ to help the pupils be motivated towards learning.