A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Children's poor academic performance evokes parental homework assistance-but does it help?
Authors: Silinskas G, Niemi P, Lerkkanen MK, Nurmi JE
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Publication year: 2013
Journal: International Journal of Behavioral Development
Journal name in source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
Journal acronym: INT J BEHAV DEV
Number in series: 1
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
First page : 44
Last page: 56
Number of pages: 13
ISSN: 0165-0254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025412456146
Abstract
This study investigated the longitudinal associations between type of parental homework assistance and children's academic performance during grade 1 and grade 2. The reading and math skills of 2,261 children were measured three times during grade 1 and grade 2, and the children's mothers and fathers filled in questionnaires on the type of homework assistance they engaged in. The results showed that the worse reading and math skills children showed at the beginning of grade 1 and grade 2, the more monitoring and helping with homework parents reported later on. The results suggest, overall, that children's academic performance has an "evocative impact" on their parents' behavior.
This study investigated the longitudinal associations between type of parental homework assistance and children's academic performance during grade 1 and grade 2. The reading and math skills of 2,261 children were measured three times during grade 1 and grade 2, and the children's mothers and fathers filled in questionnaires on the type of homework assistance they engaged in. The results showed that the worse reading and math skills children showed at the beginning of grade 1 and grade 2, the more monitoring and helping with homework parents reported later on. The results suggest, overall, that children's academic performance has an "evocative impact" on their parents' behavior.
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