THE CORRELATION BETWEEN PARENTS’ ROLES AND THE STUDENTS LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

This research employed correlation research design. Variables in this research which are parents’ roles as independent variable and the students’ learning achievement as dependent variable. The aim of this research is to find whether there is correlation between parents’ roles and the students’ learning achievement. In finding the data of this researcher used three instruments. Two instruments were used to find the data about parents’ roles in the form of questionnaire (parents’ questionnaire and students’ questionnaire). The last instrument was documentation. This documentation was used to find the data about the students’ report card. After the researcher obtained all the data from research sample, the data was analysed using quantitative analysis which r Pearson Product Moment was used. It was found that the r correlation coefficient at SMP Koinonia was 1 and at SMP Negeri 1 Kurulu was 0,98. To find the significant level of the correlation, the researcher used t test formula. It was found that t count was higher that t table in other hands, t count was 51,905 and t table was 1,65870.  Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. It can be concluded that there is positive and significant correlation between parents’ roles and the students’ learning achievement.