Enhancing Parental Involvement in NC-CCSS for K-2 Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Darnell Johnson, Elizabeth City State University
Team Members: Deanna Mallard, Tayla Frizell, and Nyjah Grant
http://nia.ecsu.edu/reuomps2014/teams/math/index.html

Key Terms:  Parent Involvement, Common Core State Standards, Homework, Mathematics

Abstract
In this study, the 2014 REU math team developed and provided a workshop that assisted parents in understanding the North Carolina Common Core State Standards for K-2 Mathematics to assist with student homework assignments. Parent involvement is defined as parental participation in the educational processes and experiences of their children. A Chi Square Test was used to analyze data given on pre and post surveys to participants in this workshop. Nearly all of the individual components of parent involvement were positively and significantly related to educational outcomes. The fact that the various aspects of parent involvement yielded statistically significant results that highlight the extent to which parent involvement influences urban student achievement. These findings were particularly helpful in that they indicated which kinds of parent involvement influenced academic success. Most notably parent expectations and style demonstrated a strong relationship with scholastic outcomes. Parent expectations and style created an educationally oriented ambience that is used to establish an understanding of a certain level of support and standards in the child’s mind. The mathematics team focused on three essential questions in this research: (1) What practices will increase parent awareness of K-2 NC-CCSS for mathematics at P. W. Moore Elementary School? (2) What methods can be used to strengthen parent skills in assisting with mathematics homework assignments at P. W. Moore Elementary School? (3) What actions can be taken to motivate parent involvement in the school improvement process focusing on mathematics at P. W. Moore Elementary School?