ERIC Number: EJ1123752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
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The Role of Parental Math Anxiety and Math Attitude in Their Children's Math Achievement
Soni, Akanksha; Kumari, Santha
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v15 n2 p331-347 Feb 2017
The present study investigated the antecedents and consequences of children's math anxiety and math attitude. A total of 595 students aged 10 to 15 years (5th to 10th grades) and 1 parent of each (mother or father) participated in the study. The study was conducted in India, with the study sample drawn from schools in South-West Punjab. Math anxiety of parents and their children was measured using the Mathematics Anxiety Scale Short Version (MARS-SV), the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Elementary School Students (MARS-E), and the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale for Adolescents (MARS-A). Math attitude was assessed with the Attitude Towards Mathematics Inventory (ATMI). A math achievement test was constructed for each grade level based on their curriculum. Path analyses were conducted to test the suggested conceptual model, and the results indicate that parental math anxiety and math attitude act as precursors to their children's math anxiety and math attitude and further influence the math achievement of their children.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Parent Influence, Mathematics Anxiety, Children, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Rating Scales, Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests, Path Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale
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