None of the HME measures served as a significant promotive factor; the only significant correlation between children's skills and HME factors was negative (Grade 1 HME-formal)¶
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q3 i? Latent factor correlations showed no significant positive associations between HME measures and children's skills; the only significant correlation was negative, between children's skills and Grade 1 HME-formal. → Torppa 2025
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Torppa 2025¶
Torppa, M., Psyridou, M., Khanolainen, D., Koponen, T., & Salminen, J. (2025). Role of home math environment in the intergenerational transmission of math skills. Learning and Instruction, 97, Article 102080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102080
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Correlational analysis of latent factor correlations (Supplement Table 3) in the Finnish longitudinal sample, examining main effects of HME factors as promotive factors before testing moderation.
"The negative correlation coefficient be- tween children’s skills and Grade 1 HME-formal was the only significant correlation between children’s skills and the HME factors. This suggests that none of the HME measures serves as a significant promotive factor."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Home Learning Environment — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- HME-everyday activities at age 5 showed a protective effect, in contrast to other informal HME models, possibly because items were partially instructional for 5-year-olds — related
- Formal home math environment moderates the effect of parental math skills on children's arithmetic skills, showing a protective (gap-closing) effect for higher-risk children — related
- Among lower-risk children, higher formal HME was associated with worse arithmetic performance, a reversed association already present at ages 2 and 5 — related
- Explicit, instructional home numeracy activities acted as protective (not promotive) factors for 1st–2nd grade math performance in Torppa (2025) — related
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None of the HME measures served as a significant promotive factor; the only significant correlation between children's skills and HME factors was negative (Grade 1 HME-formal) |
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None of the HME measures served as a significant promotive factor; the only significant correlation between children's skills and HME factors was negative (Grade 1 HME-formal) |
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