Are homework purposes and student achievement reciprocally related? A longitudinal study

  • Meilu Sun
  • , Jianxia Du
  • , Jianzhong Xu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The current study examines reciprocal influences of homework purposes (approval-seeking, self-regulatory, and academic) and math achievement, using data from 1365 students in grade 8 at two measurement points. Results indicated there were positive reciprocal influences of (a) academic purpose and achievement, and (b) academic purpose and self-regulatory purpose. Results further revealed that prior achievement had a positive effect on later self-regulatory purpose. Meanwhile, prior approval-seeking purpose had a negative effect on later achievement. Taken together, the present study advance extant research, by differentiating three types of homework purposes using models of reciprocal influences, and by showing their respective relationships with math achievement over time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4945-4956
Number of pages12
JournalCurrent Psychology
Volume40
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Achievement
  • Approval-seeking
  • Homework purpose
  • Longitudinal study
  • Math
  • Self-regulated learning
  • Self-regulation
  • Task value

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