Parental involvement in math homework: Links to children's performance and motivation

G Silinskas, E Kikas - Scandinavian Journal of Educational …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present study examined the longitudinal associations between children's perceptions of
parental involvement in math homework (control and support) and their math performance …

Child-centered versus teacher-directed teaching practices: Associations with the development of academic skills in the first grade at school

MK Lerkkanen, N Kiuru, E Pakarinen… - Early Childhood …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study examined the extent to which child-centered versus teacher-directed teaching
practices predicted the development of children's reading and math skills in the first year of …

Math homework: Parental help and children's academic outcomes

G Silinskas, E Kikas - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, we examined the longitudinal relations between child-perceived
parental help with math homework (ie, support and control), children's math skills, and …

Associations between reading skills, interest in reading, and teaching practices in first grade

E Kikas, E Pakarinen, P Soodla, K Peets… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined associations between classroom-level reading fluency,
comprehension, interest in reading, and teaching practices. Participants were 466 children …

Teachers' physiological and self‐reported stress, teaching practices and students' learning outcomes in Grade 1

AL Jõgi, E Pakarinen… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Teachers' self‐reported stress is related to the quality of teacher–student
interactions and students' learning outcomes. However, it is unclear if teachers' …

Child-centered and teacher-directed practices in relation to calculation and word problem solving skills

E Pakarinen, E Kikas - Learning and Individual Differences, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examined transactional associations between classroom-level math skills and
teaching practices. Participants were 523 children from 31 classrooms. Math skills were …

Effects of teacher's individualized support on children's reading skills and interest in classrooms with different teaching styles

E Kikas, G Silinskas, AL Jogi, P Soodla - Learning and Individual …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of the study was to examine whether teacher's individualized support affects
students' reading skills and interest in classrooms with different teaching styles. Groups of …

Profiles of teaching practices and reading skills at the first and third grade in Finland and Estonia

X Tang, E Kikas, E Pakarinen, MK Lerkkanen… - Teaching and Teacher …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure was used to observe 91 first-
grade and 70 third-grade teachers in Estonia and Finland. Using a person-oriented …

Child-perceived teacher emotional support, its relations with teaching practices, and task persistence

E Kikas, X Tang - European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2019 - Springer
This study examined relations between child-reported teacher emotional support, teaching
practices, and children's task-persistent learning behaviour. The study was carried out in …

Does self-efficacy mediate the effect of primary school teachers' emotional support on learning behavior and academic skills?

E Kikas, K Mägi - The Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the effects of first-grade teachers' emotional support on task
persistence and academic skills in the sixth grade and the mediational role of children's …