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The Influence of Parental Engagement Training on The increased Life Skills of Elementary Children in The Beginning Class During The Covid Pandemic 19

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Abstract

During the covid pandemic 19 the government required students to study at home. However, the Minister of Education and Culture said that teachers should not provide learning that only focuses on academic achievements but also includes learning life skills, therefore teachers are asked to arrange assessments that can touch character values, not just achievements understanding subject matter only (Pininta: Kompas, 2020). In this connection the involvement of parents is very necessary in the achievement of children's life skills at home.


The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of parental involvement training on the improvement of children's life skills in primary school classes. towards increasing children's life skills in the early grade classes at SDIT Nurul Hidayah. The method used in this research is quantitative with experimental methods and pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest design. Analysis of the data in this study used the t-test. This study was analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank-Test technique, which shows the results of the analysis of the z value of -4.725b at a significance level of 0.000 (p <0.01) indicating that quantitatively, Parental Engagement Training has a significant effect on increasing parental knowledge about the importance of life development. skills at home, especially during a pandemic like this time. In addition, there is an increase in the achievement of children's life skills during a pandemic period


This study used a total sample of 45 from 112 populations in the beginning class at SDIT Nurul Hidayah Surabaya.


Data collection tools in this study include: Paren engagement Questionare and LSAS (Life Scale Assessment Scale). From the results of statistical tests it is known that PAT has proven to be effective in improving children's Life skills during a pandemic

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The author (s) declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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  • Submitted
    24 February 2021
  • Revised
    10 July 2021
  • Published
    13 February 2021