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Family influence on school performance

Summary/Abstract: Scientific problem refers to the lack of investigations that provide answers to the question what family factors influence student's school performance. The purpose of the research is to reveal peculiarities of family factors and student's school performance in comprehensive schools. The aim of this article is to reveal the influence of family factors on school performance. The research was carried out applying the following research methods: analysis of scientific literature, survey research, statistical data analysis. It was developed students survey questionnaire with 236 multiple-choice items. These items address students' self-assessments of their beliefs about their social environment - neighborhoods, schools, friends, and families - and about their own psychological health and school performance. The research is based on the answers of 1071 students (577 boys and 494 girls) of eighth grade. The paper reports only part of the research results.

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