Gender differences in children’s math self-concept in the first years of elementary school
- In the course of elementary school children start to develop an academic self-concept reflecting their motivation, thoughts, and feelings about a specific domain. For the domain of mathematics, gender differences can emerge which are characterized by a less pronounced math self-concept for girls. However, studies are rather sparse regarding the early years of elementary school education, hence, the point in time when such gender differences emerge yet remains a matter of debate. In our study, we found that the math self-concept of elementary school children (n = 81) declined from first to second grade. While no differences in math achievement were observed between girls and boys, it became apparent that girls’ math self-concept was already less pronounced than the math self-concept of boys in the first years of elementary school. Our findings emphasize the importance of considering such gender differences even at the beginning of school education.
Author: | Sven LindbergGND, Janosch LinkersdörferORCiDGND, Jan-Henning Ehm, Marcus HasselhornGND, Jan Lonnemann |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-316637 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5539/jel.v2n3p1 |
ISSN: | 1927-5250 |
ISSN: | 1927-5269 |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Education and Learning |
Publisher: | Canadian Center of Science and Education |
Place of publication: | Toronto, ON. |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2013/07/12 |
Date of first Publication: | 2013/07/12 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2013/10/01 |
Tag: | Math achievement; academic development; elementary school; math self-concept |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 3:1 |
Page Number: | 8 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 8 |
Note: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. |
HeBIS-PPN: | 400059711 |
Institutes: | Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften / Psychologie |
Angeschlossene und kooperierende Institutionen / Deutsches Institut für Internationale Pädagogische Forschung (DIPF) | |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
3 Sozialwissenschaften / 37 Bildung und Erziehung / 370 Bildung und Erziehung | |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |