University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Parents’ daily involvement in children’s math homework and activities

Wu, Jiawen

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WU-THESIS-2021.pdf

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Title
Parents’ daily involvement in children’s math homework and activities
Author(s)
Wu, Jiawen
Issue Date
2021-06-21
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
  • Pomerantz, Eva Marie
  • Hyde, Daniel
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2022-01-12T22:51:37Z
Keyword(s)
  • Parenting
  • Parent involvement
  • Homework
  • Math
  • Motivation
  • Achievement
Abstract
To provide insight into how parents can facilitate children’s math learning, this research examined parents involvement in children’s math homework and activities. Parents (N = 483; 80% mothers; 67% European American) of young elementary school children (Mage = 7.47 years; 50% girls) completed a survey of their self-efficacy in math helping and a 12-day daily report of their involvement in children’s math homework and activities. At this time and 18 months later, children’s math motivation and achievement were assessed. Parents’ involvement in homework was more affectively negative and less positive than their involvement in activities. Parents’ self- efficacy was associated with less affectively negative and more positive involvement, particularly in homework. The more affectively negative parents’ involvement, particularly in homework, the poorer children’s later math motivation and achievement.
Graduation Semester
2021-08
Type of Resource
Thesis
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Copyright 2021 Jiawen Wu

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