The role of teaching practices in the development of children’s interest in reading and mathematics in kindergarten |
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| Authors: | Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen Noona Kiuru Eija Pakarinen Jaana Viljaranta Anna-Maija Poikkeus Helena Rasku-Puttonen Martti Siekkinen Jari-Erik Nurmi |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland;2. Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland;3. Department of Applied Educational Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Finland |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the extent to which teaching practices observed in kindergarten classrooms predict children’s interest in reading and mathematics. The pre-skills in reading and mathematics of 515 children were measured at the beginning of their kindergarten year, and their interest in reading and mathematics were assessed in the following spring. A pair of trained observers used the Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure (ECCOM; Stipek & Byler, 2004) to observe the teaching practices used by 49 kindergarten teachers. The results revealed that in classrooms in which the teachers placed greater emphasis on child-centered teaching practices than on teacher-directed practices, the children showed more interest in reading and mathematics. |
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| Keywords: | Classroom observations Instruction Interests Teaching practices |
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