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Lee, Hyun Ji; Lee, Jeesoo; Song, Juyeon; Kim, Sungwha; Bong, Mimi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
The effects of two interventions, one for parents (Intervention-P) and the other for students (Intervention-S), on children's math motivation were examined. Intervention-P involved the sending of six letters to parents over 3 weeks to promote their growth mindset, gender-fair beliefs, and expectations for their child's success in math.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Student Motivation, Parent Influence, Sex Stereotypes
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Chen, Yi-Chun; Wu, Hsin-Kai; Hsin, Ching-Ting – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Recently, much importance has been placed on early science education. This study examined the associations between kindergarten teachers' science teaching self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and their integration of science into teaching, and investigated how four potential factors (i.e. mastery experience, interpersonal support, previous science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Self Efficacy
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Zhou, Shao-Na; Chen, Lu-Chang; Xu, Shao-Rui; Lu, Chu-Ting; Li, Qiu-ye; Li, De-An – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
Most studies have concentrated in assessing students' overall attitudes towards science, mathematics, and engineering/technology or the attitude towards individual STEM domain. The present research aims to explore primary students' gender and grade differences of their STEM domain-specific attitudes including self-efficacy and expectancy-value…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, STEM Education, Self Efficacy, Values
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Kigobe, Janeth; Ghesquière, Pol; Ng'Umbi, Michael; Van Leeuwen, Karla – Educational Studies, 2019
In Tanzania, the education system focuses on schools and teachers as key educators of children, while little attention is paid to the home environment. This study examines motivational factors that may influence parental involvement at home and at school, using Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler's model of parental involvement as a theoretical framework.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Motivation, Family Environment
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Thomas, Julie A.; Strunk, Kamden K. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
This longitudinal study explored the ways parents' and teachers' expectancy for success influences 3rd-5th children's expectancy for success and achievement in science. Guided by an open-systems perspective and functional (Ballantine & Roberts, 2007) and expectancy-value (Eccles, 2005, 2007) theories, we focused on school related socialization…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Expectation
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Blannin, Joanne – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2015
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become ubiquitous in our society. In particular, 10-12 year old (primary school aged) children report that they increasingly rely upon ICTs for social interaction and for learning (ACMA, 2013). In spite of the large number of students reporting high ICT use, research indicates that many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education, Teacher Role
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NORDSCI, 2021
This volume includes three sections of the 2021 NORDSCI international conference proceedings: (1) Education and Educational Research; (2) Language and Linguistics; and (3) Sociology and Healthcare. Education and Educational Research includes 15 papers covering the full spectrum of education, including history, sociology and economy of education,…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers, Lesson Plans, Design