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Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education

Maths attainment is essential for a wide range of outcomes relating to further education, careers, health and the wider economy. Research suggests a significant proportion of adults and adolescents are underachieving in maths within the UK, making this a key area for research. This study investigate...

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Autores principales: Evans, Danielle, Field, Andy P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7657886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33204463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200975
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description Maths attainment is essential for a wide range of outcomes relating to further education, careers, health and the wider economy. Research suggests a significant proportion of adults and adolescents are underachieving in maths within the UK, making this a key area for research. This study investigates the role of children's perceptions of the school climate (children's affect towards school and student–teacher relationships), their attitudes towards maths and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories, taking the transition from primary to secondary education into consideration. Two growth models were fit using secondary data analysis of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). The first model, which looked at predictors of maths attainment in primary education, found significant associations only between positive maths attitudes and increased maths attainment. The second model, which looked at predictors of maths attainment in secondary education, found significant associations between increased maths attainment and positive maths attitudes, decreased school belonging, positive student–teacher relationships and increased teacher fairness. The findings suggest that the secondary education school environment is particularly important for maths attainment.
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spelling pubmed-76578862020-11-16 Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education Evans, Danielle Field, Andy P. R Soc Open Sci Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Maths attainment is essential for a wide range of outcomes relating to further education, careers, health and the wider economy. Research suggests a significant proportion of adults and adolescents are underachieving in maths within the UK, making this a key area for research. This study investigates the role of children's perceptions of the school climate (children's affect towards school and student–teacher relationships), their attitudes towards maths and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories, taking the transition from primary to secondary education into consideration. Two growth models were fit using secondary data analysis of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). The first model, which looked at predictors of maths attainment in primary education, found significant associations only between positive maths attitudes and increased maths attainment. The second model, which looked at predictors of maths attainment in secondary education, found significant associations between increased maths attainment and positive maths attitudes, decreased school belonging, positive student–teacher relationships and increased teacher fairness. The findings suggest that the secondary education school environment is particularly important for maths attainment. The Royal Society 2020-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7657886/ /pubmed/33204463 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200975 Text en © 2020 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education
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title_fullStr Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education
title_full_unstemmed Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education
title_short Maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education
title_sort maths attitudes, school affect and teacher characteristics as predictors of maths attainment trajectories in primary and secondary education
topic Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7657886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33204463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200975
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