Elementary-Age Children's Conceptions about Mathematics Utility and Their Home-Based Mathematics Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Metzger, Shari R.; Sonnenschein, Susan; Galindo, Claudia
Titel	Elementary-Age Children's Conceptions about Mathematics Utility and Their Home-Based Mathematics Engagement
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Research, 112 (2019) 4, S.431-446 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0671
DOI	10.1080/00220671.2018.1547961
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Student Attitudes; Value Judgment; Instructional Program Divisions; Family Environment; Mathematical Concepts; Knowledge Level; Elementary School Mathematics; Learner Engagement; Mathematics Activities; Beliefs; Young Children; Speech Acts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Werturteil; Familienmilieu; Wissensbasis; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Belief; Glaube; Frühe Kindheit; Sprechakt
Abstract	Integrating multiple theoretical frameworks, the authors examined rising first- to fourth-grade students' mathematics utility conceptions--their knowledge and beliefs about the usefulness of mathematics, home-based mathematics engagement, and grade-level differences in mathematics utility conceptions and home engagement. Most children viewed mathematics as heavily focused on low-level mathematics operations and as learned and used primarily in school. Older children showed more awareness of mathematics as part of daily living, but still viewed mathematics as mostly school-based--more so than their younger counterparts. Results suggest that awareness of mathematics in daily life may be associated with children's mathematics utility value (perceived usefulness of mathematics). Although children engaged in activities at home with the potential to foster mathematics development, the frequency of engagement was not related to their awareness of mathematics in daily activities. Thus, there may be untapped opportunities for young children to connect the mathematics they learn in school to their daily life. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01