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Study: Parents can influence their children's school success

2021-06-24T23:16:00.999Z


That parental home and good performance at school are related is not a new finding. Now a study shows which factors play a special role - and what parents can simply save.


That parental home and good performance at school are related is not a new finding.

Now a study shows which factors play a special role - and what parents can simply save.

Munich (dpa) - According to a study, parents can positively influence the school success of their children - but in a different way than some believe.

"It is particularly helpful when parents discuss expectations with their children, when they talk about possible achievements, school qualifications, career paths, discuss learning strategies and communicate praise and criticism of individual schoolwork in as differentiated a manner as possible," explained Doris Holzberger from the Technical University of Munich.

The mere checking of homework, however, does not help much.

Holzberger and her team had evaluated 18 meta-studies with around 1700 individual studies.

"The most important finding is that parents can exert an influence on the school performance and the motivation of the students through their behavior," said the professor for school and teaching research of the German press agency.

Above all, the large field of expectations is important.

“An environment conducive to learning, lots of books, going to the library with the child - that's all well and good.

But compared to the conversations and communication about school and education, this has a significantly lower impact on the performance of the pupils, ”explained Holzberger.

Together you should explore what the child wants to achieve and what options there are.

Even with individual school subjects, one can jointly aim for concrete goals as possible, encourage the children and young people and reward efforts with appropriate feedback.

"Praise and criticism must always be very specific and differentiated, not just pour out with a watering can," warned Holzberger.

Conversely, discussions about the importance of education in general are less effective.

In general, it is ultimately a matter of perceiving the child in a differentiated manner, said Holzberger.

Differentiation also applies with regard to homework: while pure monitoring can even have negative effects, it is helpful to discuss with the children when and where the tasks are done.

"But then encourage you to work independently," demanded Holzberger.

"And if difficulties arise, offer help."

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