Family Socioeconomic Influences on Secondary School Students' Readiness to Learn

Pengaruh Sosioekonomi Keluarga Terhadap Kesediaan Belajar Pelajar Sekolah Menengah

Authors

  • Parvathy Rajan Naidu Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Norliza Abdul Majid Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Suppiah Nachiappan Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Jaya Kumar Veerasamy Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Tasek, Simpang Ampat, Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/esss.vol4.1.1.2023

Keywords:

Influence, family sosieconomic status, readiness to learn

Abstract

This study aims to identify the socio-economic influence of the family on the readiness to learn of secondary school students. The socio-economic aspects studied in this study are reading material facilities and infrastructure facilities. This study uses a case study design with 15 people as a study sample. The study sample consisted of six students, six parents and three teachers. The students who have a problem of readiness to learn were selected as the study sample. Data is obtained through interviews, observations and document analysis. The data obtained, then triangulated. Interview data findings were determined with the Cohen Kappa coding validation process. The findings of the study show that the aspects of infrastructure facilities and reading material facilities are very important in helping to foster learning readiness. In conclusion, family socioeconomics is a very important aspect in helping to foster high school students' willingness to learn. The implication of this study is that the Ministery of Education and the school can take appropriate steps and provide financial assistance and reading materials to students who are facing serious learning readiness problems.

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Published

2023-06-19

How to Cite

Rajan Naidu, P., Abdul Majid, N., Nachiappan, S., & Veerasamy, J. K. (2023). Family Socioeconomic Influences on Secondary School Students’ Readiness to Learn: Pengaruh Sosioekonomi Keluarga Terhadap Kesediaan Belajar Pelajar Sekolah Menengah. Evaluation Studies in Social Sciences, 4(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.37134/esss.vol4.1.1.2023

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