Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate parents’ attitudes toward mathematics, their students' attitude toward mathematics, and the influence of the parents’ attitude on the students' attitude toward mathematics. Data analyses revealed statistically significant positive correlations between parents’ and students’ attitudes toward mathematics. Additionally, parents’ mathematics attitude significantly predicted students’ attitudes toward mathematics (n=146). By understanding the influence of parents’ attitudes on students’ attitudes toward mathematics, school efforts can be geared toward fostering favorable attitudes toward mathematics among parents.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 214-222 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | School Science and Mathematics |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 School Science and Mathematics Association.
Funding
This project was partially funded by the Kentucky Center for Mathematics from 2011 to 2013 and by the National Science Foundation from 2013 to current under Grant No. 1348281. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the Kentucky Center for Mathematics. The authors greatly acknowledge the support of all faculty, staff, administrators and preservice and in-service teachers who helped make the Family Math Nights, and this data collection, a reality.
| Funders |
|---|
| The Kentucky Center for Mathematics |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
- Education
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- History and Philosophy of Science
Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver