Parental involvement in assessment: Why, how and where to?

Melvin Sarsale
Southern Leyte State University, Philippines
Dennis Alonzo
University of New South Wales, Australia
Mary Annchyr Jumarito, Catherine Garcia, Karen Molina
Southern Leyte State University, Philippines
Cherry Zin Oo
Yangon University of Education, Myanmar
Francis Ann Sy and Prose Ivy Yepes
Southern Leyte State University, Philippines

There are many varied approaches to involving parents in assessment, but a coherent knowledge base is lacking. To gain a deeper understanding of the role of parental involvement in student learning, we accessed journal articles from three databases following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Two hundred and eleven articles were generated, but upon application of exclusion criteria, 25 articles remained for final analysis. We examined the outcomes and approaches for parental involvement in assessment, including the research focus, countries, school context, research design, the terminology used, definition, and challenges. The findings of our review highlight the competing understandings of parental involvement, geographical, theoretical, and practical gaps. We also highlighted significant areas for future investigations.
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Authors: Dr Melvin Sarsale (corresponding author) is an assistant professor of accounting and business education at Southern Leyte State University, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4591-5020 Email: msarsale@southernleytestateu.edu.ph Dr Dennis Alonzo is a senior lecturer in assessment, evaluation, and teacher education and development at the School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-497X Email: d.alonzo@unsw.edu.au Mary Annchyr Jumarito is a lecturer in social sciences and philosophy at Southern Leyte State University, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4714-1313 Email: mjumarito@southernleytestateu.edu.ph Catherine Garcia is an early career researcher in business education at Southern Leyte State University, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4963-4210 Email: cgarcia@southernleytestateu.edu.ph Karen Molina is an early career researcher in language education at Southern Leyte State University, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-7471 Email: kmolina@southernleytestateu.edu.ph Dr Cherry Zin Oo is a lecturer in assessment and evaluation at the Department of Education Psychology, Yangon University of Education, Myanmar. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-8010 Email: cherryzinn@gmail.com Dr Francis Ann Sy is a professor of mathematics education and evaluation at Southern Leyte State University, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-9597 Email: fsy@southernleytestateu.edu.ph Dr Prose Ivy Yepes is a professor of science education and educational management at Southern Leyte State University, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8053-4106 Email: pyepes@southernleytestateu.edu.ph Please cite as: Sarsale, M., Alonzo, D., Jumarito, M. A., Garcia, C., Molina, K., Oo, C. Z., Sy, F. A. & Yepes, P. I. (2024). Parental involvement in assessment: Why, how and where to?. Issues in Educational Research, 34(1), 235-260. http://www.iier.org.au/iier34/sarsale-m.pdf