Parents' Beliefs about Children's Math Development and Children's Participation in Math Activities
Joint Authors
Galindo, Claudia
Thompson, Joy A.
Sonnenschein, Susan
Metzger, Shari R.
Huang, Hui Chih
Lewis, Heather
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
This study explored associations between parents’ beliefs about children’s development and children’s reported math activities at home.
Seventy-three parents were interviewed about the frequency of their children’s participation in a broad array of math activities, the importance of children doing math activities at home, how children learn math, parents’ role in their children’s math learning, and parents’ own math skills.
Although the sample consisted of African Americans, Chinese, Latino, and Caucasian parents in the United States, the majority were Chinese or Caucasian.
Several important findings emerged from this study.
Parents’ beliefs about math development and their role in fostering it were significantly related to children’s math activities.
There was important variability and relatively limited participation of children in math activities at home.
There were age-related differences in children’s engagement in math activities.
Chinese and Caucasian parents showed somewhat similar beliefs about how children developed math.
Although further research is needed to confirm the findings with a larger sample and to include measures of children’s math competencies, these findings are an important step for developing home-based interventions to facilitate children’s math skills.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sonnenschein, Susan& Galindo, Claudia& Metzger, Shari R.& Thompson, Joy A.& Huang, Hui Chih& Lewis, Heather. 2012. Parents' Beliefs about Children's Math Development and Children's Participation in Math Activities. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sonnenschein, Susan…[et al.]. Parents' Beliefs about Children's Math Development and Children's Participation in Math Activities. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sonnenschein, Susan& Galindo, Claudia& Metzger, Shari R.& Thompson, Joy A.& Huang, Hui Chih& Lewis, Heather. Parents' Beliefs about Children's Math Development and Children's Participation in Math Activities. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503332
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503332