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‘Am I to blame because my child is not motivated to do math? Relationships between parents’ attitudes, beliefs and practices towards mathematics and students’ mathematics motivation and achievement
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Abstract(s)
Research on parental involvement is broad and specifies diverse kinds of parental practices
that have specific associations with children’s learning outcomes. However, the involvement
of parents in education, the dynamics of parent–child interactions and the actions
and practices they employ and their impact on student’s motivation and achievement are
intricate processes characterised by numerous intervening variables that require further
clarification.
In this study, we aimed to examine the association between parental beliefs and involvement
and their children’s motivation and mathematics achievement. Data were collected
from 8071 third- and fourth-graders from six European countries and their parents. Students
fulfilled the Expectancy-Value Scale, self-reporting on motivational aspects towards
mathematics and performed two math tests to assess their performance. Parents also
reported on their math attitudes, mindsets and involvement practices with their children.
Data analysis was performed using structural equation modelling. Several theoretically
meaningful associations were found in the tested model, showing the detrimental impacts
of a fixed mindset on parents’ practices. Furthermore, we found significant relationships
between parents’ attitudes towards mathematics, their practices and students’ perceptions
of math-related values and cost. Finally, associations between parental practices, the child’s
outcomes and the association between children’s mathematics motivation and achievement
were also observed. Some implications are presented, particularly concerning interventions
with parents.
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Keywords
Parental involvement Math motivation Parental mindset Parental practices
Citation
Peixoto, F., Mata, L., Campos, M., Caetano, T., Radišić, J., & Niemivirta, M. (2023). ‘Am I to blame because my child is not motivated to do math?’: Relationships between parents’ attitudes, beliefs and practices towards mathematics and students’ mathematics motivation and achievement. European Journal of Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-023-00774-6
Publisher
Springer Netherlands