An explanatory model of maths achievementperceived parental involvement and academic motivation

  1. Susana Rodríguez 1
  2. Isabel Piñeiro 1
  3. Mª Luisa Gómez-Taibo 1
  4. Bibiana Regueiro 1
  5. Iris Estévez 1
  6. Antonio Valle 1
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

Journal:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 29

Issue: 2

Pages: 184-190

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2017.32 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Background: Although numerous studies have tried to explain performance in maths very few have deeply explored the relationship between different variables and how they jointly explain mathematical performance. Method: With a sample of 897 students in 5th and 6th grade in Primary Education and using structural equation modeling (SEM), this study analyzes how the perception of parents’ beliefs is related to children´s beliefs, their involvement in mathematical tasks and their performance. Results: Perceived parental involvement contributes to the motivation of their children in mathematics. Direct supervision of students’ academic work by parents may increase students’ concerns about the image and rating of their children, but not their academic performance. In fact, maths achievement depends directly and positively on the parents’ expectations and children’s maths self-efficacy and negatively on the parents’ help in tasks and performance goal orientation. Conclusions: Perceived parental involvement contributes to children’s motivation in maths essentially conveying confidence in their abilities and showing interest in their progress and schoolwork.

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Funding information

This work was carried out through funding from the research project EDU2013-44062-P, of the State Plan of Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016 (MINECO) and thanks to the financing received by one of the authors in the FPU program (MECD).

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