Next Directions in Measurement of the Home Mathematics Environment: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective.

ABSTRACT: This article synthesizes findings from an international virtual conference, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), focused on the home mathematics environment (HME). In light of inconsistencies and gaps in research investigating relations between the HME and children's outcomes, the purpose of the conference was to discuss actionable steps and considerations for future work. The conference was composed of international researchers with a wide range of expertise and backgrounds. Presentations and discussions during the conference centered broadly on the need to better operationalize and measure the HME as a construct - focusing on issues related to child, family, and community factors, country and cultural factors, and the cognitive and affective characteristics of caregivers and

SUBMITTER: Hornburg CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8589301 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature