Peers Influence Mathematics Strategy Use in Early Elementary School

• Published in: International journal of educational psychology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 27 - 55
• Main Authors: Carr, Martha, Barned, Nicole, Otumfuor, Beryl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barcelona Hipatia Press 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Accuracy; Arithmetic; Change; Context Effect; Educational Psychology; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Elementary schools; Females; Gender Differences; Goal Orientation; Grade 1; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Males; Mathematics; Metacognition; Peer Groups; Peer Influence; Peers; Periodicals; Preferences; Problem Solving; Regression (Statistics); Resistance (Psychology); Social Environment; Statistical Analysis; Studies; Georgia

This study examined the impact of performance goals on arithmetic strategy use in first graders, and also how same-sex peer groups contributed to the selection of strategies used by elementary school children. It was hypothesized that early emerging gender differences in strategy use, with boys pref...