Students'
perceptions of their parents' support for their school performance. High
levels indicate strong parental support.
Definition
of Categories Charted Above
Category |
Students
in Chicago Public Schools reported that: |
1
Weak |
never or once in a while their
parents encouraged them to work hard and take responsibility for
things they had done. They discussed grades with their parents never
or one to two times last year. Their parents
never praised their school work, checked to see if homework
was done, or helped with it; and they never discussed
homework, going to college, things they had studied, school activities,
or selecting courses with their parents. |
2
Slight |
once in a while to most of the time
their parents encouraged them to work hard and asked them why they
were not doing their homework. Once in a while,
their parents checked to see if homework was done or helped with
it. They discussed grades with their parents one to five
times last year. They discussed going to college, things
they had studied, and school activities with their parents one
to two times last year and selecting courses never
or once or twice last year. |
3
Strong |
all the time their parents encouraged them to work
hard. Most or all of the time,
their parents asked them about why they were not doing their homework
and praised them for doing well in school. Most of the time,
their parents checked to see if their homework was done or helped
with it. They discussed grades, going to college, things they had
studied in school, and school activities with their parents
three to five times last year and selecting courses one
to five times last year. |
4
Very strong |
all the time their parents encouraged them to work
hard and take responsibility for things they had done, praised them
for doing well in school, checked to see if their homework was done,
and helped them with their homework. They discussed their grades,
homework, going to college, things they studied, and school activities
with their parents more than five times last year
and selecting courses more than three times last
year. |
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