Parental Involvement and Attitudes Towards Basic Science and Technology on Students' Academic Performance in Eket Local Government of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The study examined the comparative analysis between parental influence and attitudes on academic performance in Basic Science and Technology among upper Basic students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The design was a descriptive survey research design. Population comprised all the junior secondary two (JS2) Basic science and Technology students during the 2023/2024 academic session in the 13 public secondary schools in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A sample of 198 junior secondary two (JS2) Basic science and Technology students in 4 intact classes were selected by simple random sampling technique. A researcher developed instrument titled: “Parental involvement and Attitudes Questionnaire” was used to collect data. Reliability of the instrument was found to be 0.78 using Cronbach Alpha statistics. The data collected was analyzed using linear regression analysis to answer the research questions while the hypotheses was tested using t-test associated with regression analysis statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that the influence of parental involvement and attitude on Basic science and Technology on students’ academic performance in Junior Secondary schools was not statistically significant. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that parents should be encouraged to set expectations and aspirations for their children’s education. Also, parents should be digitally literacy to cope with the 21st century child due to the digital divide that exists.