Relationships between 9-Year-Olds' Math and Literacy Worries and Academic Abilities
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
We investigated whether 9-year-olds experience math and/or literacy worries and, if they do, whether it is related to problem-solving abilities.
Fifty-eight children judged the correctness of math, literacy, and mental rotation problems that differed in difficulty and rated their worry level about the correctness of judgments.
Nonverbal IQ, general math, and literacy abilities were also assessed.
Results showed children's worry ratings varied as a function of task and problem difficulty.
Latent class analyses of math and literacy worry ratings revealed high-, moderate- and low-worry subgroups in both domains.
The high-worry math subgroup exhibited poorer math performance than the other math subgroups, demonstrating a link between math worry and math performance.
No relationship was found between worry literacy subgroups and literacy performance.
Moreover, no relationship was found between teachers’ rating of children's academic and general worry and children’s own worry ratings.
The relevance of the findings for understanding math and literacy worry is discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Punaro, Laura& Reeve, Robert. 2012. Relationships between 9-Year-Olds' Math and Literacy Worries and Academic Abilities. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Punaro, Laura& Reeve, Robert. Relationships between 9-Year-Olds' Math and Literacy Worries and Academic Abilities. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465674
American Medical Association (AMA)
Punaro, Laura& Reeve, Robert. Relationships between 9-Year-Olds' Math and Literacy Worries and Academic Abilities. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465674
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-465674