Predictors of mathematical attainment trajectories across the primary-to-secondary education transition: parental factors and the home environment.

ABSTRACT: 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. Potential predictors of maths attainment trajectories throughout childhood and adolescence relate to the home environment and aspects of parenting including parent-child relationships, parental mental health, school involvement, home teaching, parental education and gendered play at home. This study examined the aforementioned factors as predictors of children's maths attainment trajectories (age 7-16) across the challenging transition to secondary education. A secondary longitudinal analysis of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children found support for parental educa

SUBMITTER: Evans D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428259 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature