Poster #35 - Parent Involvement in Children's Math Achievement

• In Event: 64.090 - MTCC Poster Session 15
  In Poster Session: 64.090-6 - Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG Poster Session

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to explore the factor structure of an adapted parent survey and to investigate the relationships among different parental involvement factors (parents’ personal beliefs, perceptions, and helping behaviors) in predicting children’s math achievement. The study used secondary data from a previous research project, including 139 parents and math achievement scores of 121 elementary school children. Principal component analysis and path analysis were conducted. The results revealed that parents’ attitude about the school positively predicted teacher-parent contact, which positively predicted parental self-efficacy. Parental self-efficacy was a positive predictor of their helping behaviors, role constructions, and children’s math achievement. However, math achievement was negatively predicted by parents’ helping behaviors. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Authors

• Ye Liu, University of Alberta

• Jacqueline P. Leighton, University of Alberta

• Qi Guo, University of Alberta