Early Childhood Education Matters: Comparing Educational Outcomes of Children with and Without Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
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2023
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Abstract
The study adopted a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental
research design for understanding the phenomena in 60
children. A purposive sampling technique was used for
selecting the sample. Three instruments were used: Home
Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
Instructional Guide (HIG), Parent-Child Interaction Survey (PIS),
and School Readiness Assessments (SRA). The Parent-Child
Interaction Survey and School Readiness Assessment were
subjected to reliability tests and yielded 0.79 and 0.83,
respectively. There was a significant effect of the HIPPY model
on pupils' learning outcomes in literacy. Those exposed to the
HIPPY model performed significantly better in literacy than
those without HIPPY literacy exposure. There was no significant
interaction effect of the HIPPY model and gender on pupils'
learning outcomes in literacy. There was no significant
interaction effect of the HIPPY model and location on pupils'
learning outcomes in literacy. There was no significant
interaction effect of the HIPPY model, gender, and location on
pupils' learning outcomes in literacy. The HIPPY model seems
promising and effective in the selected community. It is
therefore recommended that the government and private
school owners adopt the HIPPY model as an effective strategy
to enhance children's literacy development. Parents should be
encouraged to adopt the HIPPY model in their homes to
improve their children's literacy development.