Sara A. Hart|Colleen M. Ganley|David J. Purpura
Understanding the Home Math Environment and Its Role in Predicting Parent Report of Children’s Math Skills
Florida State University|Florida State University|Purdue University West Lafayette
growing literature concerning role home math environment childrens math development study examined relation constructs specifically addressing three goals first goal identify measurement structure home math environment series confirmatory factor analyses second goal examine role home math environment predicting parent report childrens math skills third goal test series potential alternative explanations relation home math environment parent report childrens skills specifically direct indirect role household income parent math anxiety parent math ability measured approximate number system performance final sample 339 parents children aged 3 8 drawn mechanical turk answered questionnaire online best fitting model home math environment bifactor model general factor representing general home math environment three specific factors representing direct numeracy environment indirect numeracy environment spatial environment examining association home math environment factors parent report child skills general home math environment factor spatial environment significant predictors parents reported general math activities home reported children higher math skills whereas parents reported spatial activities reported children lower math skills