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The Effect of Home Activities on Math Achievement for Kindergarten to Fifth-Grade Children Using Latent Growth Curve Modeling

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This study investigated the impact of Home Activities on the growth trajectory of math achievement using data from the ELCS-K, a nationally representative longitudinal study from kindergarten through the fifth grade. The unconditional latent growth curve modeling identified an annually linear growth pattern fit the data best. Then psychometric analysis was conducted to support the unidimensionality of the Home Activities Scale. Finally, the Home Activities scale score was modeled as a covariate to predict the initial status of math achievement in Kindergarten and the growth rate from K through Grade 5. The results indicated that it had significant impact on both of the growth parameters. Implications for empirical researchers and practitioners were discussed.

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