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Math homework : Parental help and children’s academic outcomes (2019)

Silinskas, G., & Kikas, E. (2019). Math homework : Parental help and children’s academic outcomes. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 59, Article 101784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101784

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Silinskas, Gintautas

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Silinskas, Gintautas; Kikas, Eve

Lehti tai sarja: Contemporary Educational Psychology

ISSN: 0361-476X

eISSN: 1090-2384

Julkaisuvuosi: 2019

Volyymi: 59

Lehden numero: 0

Artikkelinumero: 101784

Kustantaja: Academic Press

Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101784

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67357

Tiivistelmä

In the present study, we examined the longitudinal relations between child-perceived parental help with math homework (i.e., support and control), children's math skills, and mother-reported task persistent behavior in homework situations. A total of 624 mother–child dyads were followed across Grade 6 and Grade 9, controlling for Grade 3 variables. At each measurement point, children completed math tests, and their mothers evaluated task persistence during homework. In Grades 6 and 9, children reported their perceptions of their parents’ help with math homework. First, the results showed that perceived support in Grade 6 predicted an increase in persistence during homework in Grade 9. Second, math skills in Grade 6 predicted an increase in perceived support in Grade 9. In addition, poor math skills in Grade 3 predicted an increase in perceived control in Grade 6. Finally, perceived control in Grade 6 predicted higher levels of perceived support in Grade 9. Overall, the results suggest that math skills in particular trigger certain types of parental helping behavior in children's math homework. In addition, a positive type of help with math homework—perceived autonomy-support—relates to motivational aspects of academic outcomes (i.e., task persistence in homework situations).

YSO-asiasanat: matematiikka; kotitehtävät; vanhemmat; auttaminen; tukeminen; matemaattiset taidot; oppimistulokset