Investigating the Level of Parents' Participation in Doing “The Work and Technology” assignments of the Sixth Grade of Asadabad City in the Context of Virtual Education
Subject Areas : Curriculum Design and Development
1 - Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences Department, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Cyberspace, Parents' Participation - Homework - Work and Technology - Sixth Grade,
Abstract :
Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of determining the level of parents' participation in completing “The Work and Technology” assignments of sixth grade primary schools in Asadabad city in the context of virtual education. Methodology: The statistical population includes parents of 600 students of the sixth grade of primary school in Asadabad city. The sample size was determined as 234 based on Morgan's table. The sampling method is random. The research is an applied and descriptive type of. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The findings were analyzed using T test (the one-sample). Findings: The results of the data analysis showed that the level of parents' decision to participate in doing exercise type of assignments and preparing “The Work and Technology” lessons of the sixth grade in the context of virtual space is medium and in doing developmental and creative assignments is lower than than average. Conclusion: The amount of parents’ participation in doing practice and preparation tasks is average and in doing developmental and creative tasks is lower than average. The amount of parents' use of the direct guidance mechanism in doing practice and preparation tasks is average and in developmental and creative tasks is below average. The amount of parents' use of reinforcement and modeling mechanisms in doing practice, preparation, development and creativity tasks is lower than average.