Parental Involvement in Homework Discussions in Elementary Mathematics Education

Year 2020, Volume: 15 Issue: 22, 1481 - 1510, 29.02.2020

Fatma Erdoğan

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.658582

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Homework is a natural connection path for encouraging parental involvement in learning. Also, parental involvement in math homework is one of the topics discussed in the international literature. In this study, firstly, parental involvement in homework was examined based on literature. In addition, theoretical framework for parental involvement in homework was mentioned. Later on, related to parental involvement in math homework, the studies in the world and Turkey were discussed. As a result of this review, the results were presented and supported by the researcher's suggestions. The aim of this study was to examine the parental involvement in math homework, which is frequently emphasized in mathematics education, based on literature and to provide a critical perspective in recent years. Thus, in the context of this study, in Turkey, it can shed light on parental involvement in math homework studies, which will be constructed in a field-specific structure in mathematics education. In the relevant literature, it seen that parental involvement in homework is a multi-dimensional structure. Most of the studies on parental involvement in homework are based on self-determination theory. According to this theory, there are two different types of parental involvement: Parental control and parental support.  Studies report mixed results with regards to the effects of parental involvement in homework on children’s educational outcomes. In Turkey, studies on parental involvement in math homework have been reported to be very limited. It is recommended to investigate the structure of the parental involvement in math homework, and to focus on which type of involvement will produce better results for the students.

Keywords

Math, Homework, Parental involvement, Parental support, Mathematics education

İlköğretim Matematik Eğitiminde Velinin Ev Ödevine Katılımı Tartışması

Abstract

Ev ödevi, öğrenme sürecine veli katılımını sağlayan doğal bir bağlantı yoludur. Ayrıca, matematik ödevlerine veli katılımı uluslararası alan yazında gündemde olan konulardan biridir. Bu çalışmada, öncelikle velinin ödev katılımı alan yazın tabanlı incelenmiş ve velinin ödev katılımına ilişkin teorik çerçeveden bahsedilmiştir. Sonrasında ise velinin matematik ödevine katılımıyla ilgili Türkiye’de ve dünyada yapılan çalışmalar irdelenmiştir. Bu inceleme sonucunda elde edilen sonuçlar araştırmacının önerileri ile desteklenerek sunulmuştur.  Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın amacı, son yıllarda matematik eğitiminde sıklıkla vurgulanan velinin ödeve katılımını alan yazın tabanlı inceleyerek eleştirel bir bakış açısı sağlamaktır. Dolayısıyla, bu çalışma matematik eğitiminde alana özgü bir yapıda kurgulanacak olan velinin matematik ödevine katılımı çalışmalarına ışık tutabilir. Alan yazında, velinin ödeve katılımının çok boyutlu bir yapıda olduğu görülmüştür. Velilerin ödeve katılımını ele alan araştırmaların çoğu öz-belirleme kuramını temel almaktadır. Bu teoriye göre veli katılımının veli kontrolü ve veli desteği olarak iki farklı türü vardır. İncelenen çalışma sonuçları velinin matematik ödevine katılımının öğrencilerin eğitimsel çıktıları üzerindeki etkileriyle ilgili karışık sonuçlar ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, Türkiye’de velinin matematik ödevine katılımını ele alan çalışmaların oldukça sınırlı olduğu görülmüştür. Yapılacak çalışmalarda velinin matematik ödevine katılım yapısının araştırılması, hangi katılım türünün öğrenciler açısından daha iyi sonuçlar doğuracağı üzerine odaklanılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Matematik, Ev ödevi, Veli katılımı, Veli desteği, Matematik eğitimi

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