Parental Involvement Scale - Guide To Questionnaire

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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT RATING SCALE (PIRS)

9 Components of Parental Involvement


Parental Acceptance
Parental acceptance is the extent or degree to which the parents accept, agree to, approve,
tolerate and co-operate with the child and his/her educative activities. The statements under this
category measures the child's perception of the extent to which his parents agree with the
schooling and related activities.
Parental Aspiration
Parental aspiration denotes the desires, higher aims, hopes, intentions, purposes etc. keenly
pursued by the parents through the education and related activities of the child. The
statements under this category measure the desire or ambition expressed by parents, as
perceived by the child in connection with child's education.
Parental Attention
The extent of attentiveness, consideration and vigilance of pupils ‘education, concern,
regard, etc. for the child exhibited by parents is denoted as parental attention. The statements
under this category measure whether the pupil is obtaining the normal benefits to be derived
from adequate contact with and attention from the parents.
Parental Encouragement
It is the quantity of encouragement, inspiration, stimulation, etc. given by the parents, to
rouse or promote the educative activities of the pupil, as perceived by the child. The
statements under this category give a measure of inspiration given by the parents for the
child in his/her education through material and non-material rewards and communication.
Parental Guidance
Here, the direct educative or instructive activities of the parents on the child through various
activities such as teaching and training at home, helping and supervising in homework,
regulating and controlling child's behaviors, advising, counselling etc. are involved. The
statements under this category measure such direct helps given by parents in pupil's learning.
Parental Influence
Here the parents act as moral power, agents working invisibly, instrumental in effecting and
promoting the education of the child.
Parental Decision-making
The impact of the decisions of parents, concerning the child's education as perceived by the
child is included here.
Parental Provision of Physical Facilities
This category measures how far parents are providing physical facilities conducive to
learning.
Parental Care to the Physical Fitness of Child
The care taken by parents in physical health of the child, is a condition influencing learning.
This category measures the extent to which parents take special attention to the physical
health of the child.

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