Journal of Numerical Cognition (Jul 2021)
Next Directions in Measurement of the Home Mathematics Environment: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective
- Caroline Byrd Hornburg,
- Giulia A. Borriello,
- Melody Kung,
- Joyce Lin,
- Ellen Litkowski,
- Jimena Cosso,
- Alexa Ellis,
- Yemimah A. King,
- Erica Zippert,
- Natasha J. Cabrera,
- Pamela Davis-Kean,
- Sarah H. Eason,
- Sara A. Hart,
- Iheoma U. Iruka,
- Jo-Anne LeFevre,
- Victoria Simms,
- María Inés Susperreguy,
- Abbie Cahoon,
- Winnie Wai Lan Chan,
- Sum Kwing Cheung,
- Marie Coppola,
- Bert De Smedt,
- Leanne Elliott,
- Nancy Estévez-Pérez,
- Thomas Gallagher-Mitchell,
- Nicole Gardner-Neblett,
- Camilla Gilmore,
- Diana Leyva,
- Erin A. Maloney,
- George Manolitsis,
- Gigliana Melzi,
- Belde Mutaf-Yıldız,
- Gena Nelson,
- Frank Niklas,
- Yuejuan Pan,
- Geetha B. Ramani,
- Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk,
- Susan Sonnenschein,
- David J. Purpura
Affiliations
- Caroline Byrd Hornburg
- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Giulia A. Borriello
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Melody Kung
- College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Joyce Lin
- Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA
- Ellen Litkowski
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Jimena Cosso
- Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Alexa Ellis
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Yemimah A. King
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Erica Zippert
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Natasha J. Cabrera
- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, USA
- Pamela Davis-Kean
- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Sarah H. Eason
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Sara A. Hart
- Department of Psychology and Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
- Iheoma U. Iruka
- Department of Public Policy and FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Jo-Anne LeFevre
- Department of Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Victoria Simms
- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- María Inés Susperreguy
- Faculty of Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Abbie Cahoon
- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Winnie Wai Lan Chan
- Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Sum Kwing Cheung
- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Marie Coppola
- Departments of Psychological Sciences and Linguistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- Bert De Smedt
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leanne Elliott
- Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Nancy Estévez-Pérez
- Neurodevelopment Department, Cuban Neurosciences Center, Havana, Cuba
- Thomas Gallagher-Mitchell
- Department of Psychology, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Nicole Gardner-Neblett
- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Camilla Gilmore
- Centre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
- Diana Leyva
- Department of Psychology and LRDC (Learning Research and Development Center), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Erin A. Maloney
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- George Manolitsis
- Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
- Gigliana Melzi
- Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Belde Mutaf-Yıldız
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
- Gena Nelson
- Department of Early and Special Education, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
- Frank Niklas
- Department of Psychology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Yuejuan Pan
- Early Childhood Education Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Geetha B. Ramani
- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, USA
- Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk
- Faculty of Education, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Susan Sonnenschein
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
- David J. Purpura
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.6143
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 2
pp. 195 – 220
Abstract
This article synthesizes findings from an international virtual conference, funded by the United States National Science Foundation, focused on the home mathematics environment (HME). In light of inconsistencies and gaps in research investigating relations between the HME and children’s outcomes, the purpose of the conference was to discuss actionable steps and considerations for future work. The conference was composed of international researchers with a wide range of expertise and backgrounds. Presentations and discussions during the conference centered broadly on the need to better operationalize and measure the HME as a construct—focusing on issues related to child, family, and community factors, country and cultural factors, and the cognitive and affective characteristics of caregivers and children. Results of the conference and a subsequent writing workshop include a synthesis of core questions and key considerations for the field of research on the HME. Findings highlight the need for the field at large to use multi-method measurement approaches to capture nuances in the HME, and to do so with increased international and interdisciplinary collaboration, open science practices, and communication among scholars.
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