Impact of Family Background on Students’ Learning Achievement in Classrooms at Primary Level in District Pishin:
Keywords:
Family background, Socio-economic status, Classroom, Learning achievement. Etc.Abstract
Abstract:
The Family background and economic soundness is blood in the vein of
human development. Since the emancipation of this society the family’s
socio-economic background played significant role in the personality
development of the children. Similarly, students learning achievement
remain dependent on the family socio-economic background. The family
background remains as the main contributor in the students’ learning
achievement at every level particularly at primary level. This study focuses
on the impacts of family background on the students’ learning achievement
in classroom at primary level. The study highlights that how the family life
style, economic condition, and parents’ occupation effect on students’
learning achievement in classroom at primary level. The primary data for
this paper was collected under the quantitative research inquiry. The
questionnaire was used to collect data from 101 respondents in Pishin one
of the districts of Balochistan. This study reveals that family is the
fundamental unite for primary socialization of the children. Therefore, its socio-economic background plays vital role in the students’ learning
achievement at primary level in District Pishin in particular and
Balochistan in general.
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