Parental Self-Efficacy in Helping Elementary Children Learn at Home

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of life, including education. Online learning that is done to avoid direct contact is a solution in the implementation of learning. For this reason, it is necessary for the cooperation of parents and students to help maximize the online learning process at home. This study aims to determine the self-efficacy of parents when helping elementary school children in doing online learning at home. This study shows what obstacles parents face when assisting elementary school children in studying at home, what factors influence the success of parents in helping children learn at home. This research is a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The data collection method used a questionnaire in the form of a self-assessment questionnaire. The sample of this study was 75 parents of elementary school students, with various backgrounds and different school origins Data Analyze Technique obtained were analyzed using percentage calculations, scores were categorized by the scale and then described. The results of this study are: (1) 85,96% of parents have the confidence to be able to help children in completing tasks; (2) 80,62% of parents have the ability to motivate themselves; (3) 81,54% of parents are able to work hard and be persistent in helping their children to do online learning at home; (4) 81,46% of parents are able to survive in the face of difficulties when helping children study at home. This study shows the diversity of parents’ self-efficacy in helping children learn at home. Parents who have high self-efficacy will continue to try and learn to help their child's online learning process at home.