The Effect of Family Welfare on Students' Cognitive Abilities

Education is a basic need that must be obtained by everyone. To measure student success, one of which can be seen through students' cognitive abilities. This study aims to determine the effect of family welfare on students' cognitive abilities using the test score approach. This study uses data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS5). The statistical method used in this research is multiple linear regression analysis. This research revealed that family welfare plays a very important role in students' cognitive abilities. Diverse family welfare results in disparities between students. Therefore, a program is needed to overcome the welfare gap so students can obtain optimal quality education.