Children's inhibitory control moderates the association between parental number talk and children's math achievement, with a positive association only at higher inhibitory control¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The interaction between parental number talk and children's inhibitory control predicting children's math achievement was statistically significant, explaining an additional 3.2% of variance. → Silver 2022

Evidence¶

Silver 2022¶

Silver, A. M., Elliott, L., & Libertus, M. E. (2022). Parental math input is not uniformly beneficial for young children: The moderating role of inhibitory control. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000679

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Hierarchical regression in a sample of 123 children (Mage = 3.9 years) showed a significant number talk × inhibitory control interaction, "Cohen's f2 = .04", adding 3.2% of variance and ΔF(1,113) = 4.26, p = .041. The effect size printed is Cohen's f², so no standardized d-type impact value is coded.

"This interaction was significant with a small to medium effect size with Cohen's f2 = .04, and resulted in an additional 3.2% of variance explained in children's math achievement, a significant increase from the first model, ΔF(1,113) = 4.26, p = .041."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Executive Function — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• Parent-reported home math activities showed no significant association with children's math achievement, and inhibitory control did not moderate this null relation — related
• Children's inhibitory control is positively related to math achievement as a main effect, independent of parental input — related
• The number talk × inhibitory control interaction is domain-specific: it did not hold for parents' overall talk or for children's vocabulary as the outcome — related
• At high (but not low) levels of children's inhibitory control, parental number talk was associated with children's math performance — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Student characteristics beyond prior knowledge bear on inquiry learning: inhibitory control predicts inquiry outcomes, and in one study a direct-instruction advantage over inquiry held only for students with low domain self-concept — related