Parental Involvement in Math Homework : Links to Children’s Performance and Motivation
Silinskas, G., & Kikas, E. (2019). Parental Involvement in Math Homework : Links to Children’s Performance and Motivation. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 63(1), 17-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2017.1324901
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The present study examined the longitudinal associations between
children’s perceptions of parental involvement in math homework
(control and support) and their math performance and motivation (taskpersistent
homework behavior and math self-concept). Children (n = 512)
reported their perceptions concerning parental involvement in sixthgrade
math homework. In grades 3 and 6, children completed math tests,
evaluated own math self-concept, and their mothers (n = 420) evaluated
task persistence during homework. The results showed that low selfconcept
in math predicted increased parental control, which in turn
related to low math performance, task persistence, and math selfconcept.
Second, perceived parental support was related to increased
task persistence during homework. Finally, parental control was especially
detrimental for boys’ task persistence and math self-concept.
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This study was supported by institutional research funding from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research [grant number IUT (03-03)] and by the Academy of Finland [grant number 296082, 2016–2019] Research Council for Culture and Society.License
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