Abstract
Children’s early mathematical development is important for their future career success and quality of life. Drawing on Bandura’s (1986) triadic reciprocal model of children’s cognitive development, this study examined the cross-lagged relations among children’s mathematics achievement, mathematics attitudes, and home numeracy activities in a sample of 248 preschool children (123 boys; mean age = 52.43 months, SD = 4.65) and their parents in Hong Kong. This study assessed the children and their parents at three time points with intervals of four months: the beginning of the second preschool year (Time 1), the end of the second preschool year (Time 2), and the beginning of the third preschool year (Time 3). The results showed that children's attitudes toward mathematics at Time 1 predicted their parents’ engagement in operational, mapping, and informal numeracy activities at Time 2. However, only operational activities at Time 2 had a significant effect on children’s mathematics achievement at Time 3. Additionally, a bidirectional relation was found between children’s mathematics attitudes and mathematics achievement (i.e., children’s attitudes at Time 1 predicted their mathematics achievement at Time 2, which in turn predicted their attitudes at Time 3). These findings highlight young children’s active role in shaping the home numeracy environment and building their mathematical competence.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 24 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jun 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society Conference 2023 - Loughborough University, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Aug 2023 → 8 Aug 2023 https://www.the-mcls.org/mcls-2023 |
Conference
Conference | The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society Conference 2023 |
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Abbreviated title | MCLS 2023 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
Period | 5/08/23 → 8/08/23 |
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