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Predictors of mathematical attainment trajectories across the primary-to-secondary education transition: parental factors and the home environment [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 A ‘maths crisis’ has been identified in the UK, with many adults and adolescents underachieving in maths and numeracy. This poor performance is likely to develop from deficits in maths already present in childhood.
Danielle Evans, Andy P. Field
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Predictors of environmental awareness among primary school students in Serbia [PDF]
Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 2023 The main goal of environmental education is the development of environmental awareness, which is the basis for pro-environmental behavior. In order to determine the conditions which, favour the development of environmental awareness, a survey ...
Stanišić Jelena +2 more
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Developing a Rigorous Measure of the Pre-School Home Mathematics Environment
Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2021 Children begin pre-school with varying levels of school readiness. Those children who enter pre-school with better foundational mathematics skills are more likely to succeed in school than those who do not.
Abbie Cahoon +3 more
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Home learning environment and positive parenting on children’s learning outcomes in Afghanistan
Cogent PsychologyThis study assesses whether home learning environment and positive parenting are associated with children’s literacy and numeracy. This study used cross-section quantitative data from 2152 school children aged 7–16 years from seven provinces in ...
Conrad Murendo +7 more
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Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2023 Mathematics achievement is pivotal in shaping children's future prospects. Cognitive skills (numeracy), feelings (anxiety), and the social environment (home learning environment) influence early math development.A longitudinal study involved 85 children (mean age T1 = 6.4 years; T2 = 7.9) to explore these predictors holistically. Data were collected on
Venera Gashaj +3 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Children’s early literacy and mathematical competencies are very important predictors for their later success in school and their educational attainment in general. However, not all children are able to develop to their full potential and some
Frank Niklas +4 more
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Parents' views and experiences of the informal and formal home numeracy environment
Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 2017 Abstract At school entry, it is evident that children vary in their literacy and numeracy skills, suggesting that the home environment in which children live and grow may influence a child's learning and development. Semi-structured interviews with parents (N = 8), of children aged between 37 months and 59 months (M = 47.5 months), were used to ...
Abbie Cahoon +2 more
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Education Sciences, 2022 The home learning environment includes parental activities, attitudes, affect, knowledge, and resources devoted to supporting children’s development, including literacy and mathematics skills.
Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk +10 more
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What matters most for early childhood development? Evidence from Malda district, India
PLoS ONE, 2022 Background The early period of a child’s life is considered to be the most important developmental stage throughout the lifespan. Around 250 million children of age below five years in low-and middle- income countries (LMICs) are at risk of not attaining
Rayhan S. K
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Selecting a large and diverse sample of 5–6-year-old preschool children (179 boys and 174 girls; Mage = 70.03 months, SDage = 3.43), we aimed to extend previous findings on variability in children’s home math environment (i.e., home math activities ...
Laure De Keyser +6 more
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