Riikka Hirvonen|Asko Tolvanen|Kaisa Aunola|Jari?Erik Nurmi
The developmental dynamics of task-avoidant behavior and math performance in kindergarten and elementary school
University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä
besides cognitive factors childrens learning school may influenced dynamic phenomena motivation achievementrelated taskavoidant behavior present study examined developmental dynamics taskavoidant behavior math performance kindergarten grade 4 total 225 children tested arithmetic skills kindergarten grades 1 2 4 elementary school childrens taskavoidant behavior learning situations rated teachers results latent growth curve analyses showed math performance taskavoidant behavior develop tandem increase taskavoidant behavior related less improvement math performance furthermore high initial level taskavoidant behavior predicted less improvement slower improvement math later