Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents

This study investigated the connection between educational expectations and skills in spelling, reading fluency and mathematics among Finnish 9th Graders. Connection between comorbidity of reading disability and mathematical disability with educational expectations was also examined. These connectio...

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Main Author: Niiva, Henna
Other Authors: Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Social Sciences, Psykologian laitos, Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/42560
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description This study investigated the connection between educational expectations and skills in spelling, reading fluency and mathematics among Finnish 9th Graders. Connection between comorbidity of reading disability and mathematical disability with educational expectations was also examined. These connections were explored among boys and girls and the effects of parental education were assessed, as well. Cross tabulations and analyses of variance were used as tools for analyses. Spelling, reading fluency and mathematics were connected to educational expectations, with higher skills leading to higher expectations. The largest difference between the educational expectation groups was in mathematics. Adolescents with reading disability (RD), mathematical disability (MD), or both set their educational expectations lower than peers with good skills. Mathematics functioned as compensating factor against the effects of RD of educational expectations, but only in boys. As unresolved expectations were fairly common, the need of more information about educational and occupational options for adolescents was suggested. Attitudes of girls towards mathematics should also be targeted and encouraged. Parental education was found to influence adolescents’ secondary education choice. In addition, when parents had high education, the spelling skills of the adolescent contributed to their educational expectations, whereas in other parental education groups, spelling skills did not contribute to educational expectations. Highly educated parents may have more information considering different education options and that is why they could be more skillful in advising their children in educational choices. This contributes to the suggestion of more information for both adolescents and their parents. Further research about the effects of comorbidity on educational expectations is suggested.
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title Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
title_full Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
title_fullStr Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
title_short Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
title_sort literacy skills mathematical skills and educational expectations among finnish adolescents
title_txtP Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
topic educational expectations educational aspirations reading skills spelling skills mathematical skills comorbidity familial risk learning disabilities reading disability mathematical disability Psykologia Psychology 202 nuoret lukeminen lukutaito matemaattiset taidot koulutus odotukset oppimisvaikeudet lukihäiriöt
topic_facet 202 Psychology Psykologia comorbidity educational aspirations educational expectations familial risk koulutus learning disabilities lukeminen lukihäiriöt lukutaito matemaattiset taidot mathematical disability mathematical skills nuoret odotukset oppimisvaikeudet reading disability reading skills spelling skills
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