ERIC Number: EJ1359901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
EISSN: EISSN-1467-8624
Enjoyment of Chinese and Mathematics and School Performance in Chinese Children and Adolescents
Chen, Xinyin; Zhou, Jiaxi; Li, Dan; Liu, Junsheng; Dai, Yan; Zhou, Tong
Child Development, v94 n1 p126-141 Jan-Feb 2023
This 2-year longitudinal study examined relations between enjoyment of learning in Chinese and mathematics, two major subjects in Chinese schools, and indexes of school performance. The participants included 1041 students (501 boys) initially in third, fifth, and seventh grades (mean age = 10.49 years) in China. Data on enjoyment of Chinese and mathematics were collected from students' self-reports and data on school performance were collected from multiple sources in 2017 and 2019. The results showed that enjoyment of mathematics positively predicted later academic achievement, self-perceptions of academic competence, teacher-rated school competence, and peer-assessed leadership-social competence. Enjoyment of Chinese negatively predicted later mathematics achievement and self-perceptions of academic competence and nonsignificantly predicted other school performance variables. The results were discussed in Chinese context.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 7, Psychological Patterns, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Peer Evaluation, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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