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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Exploring the Complexity of Children's Math and Vocabulary Learning: The Role of Cognitive, Dispositional, and Parental Factors.

Zhengqing Li, Keting Chen, Kevin P Rosales, Jingjing Xu, Lisa Looney, Xin Zhou

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Zhengqing LiMorgridge College of Education, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-8030-6860
Keting ChenDepartment of Child Development, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7457-0458
Kevin P RosalesDepartment of Child Development, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8125-9265
Jingjing XuShanghai Punan Kindergarten, Shanghai 200135, China.
Lisa LooneyDepartment of Child Development, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9192-9872
Xin ZhouDepartment of Early Childhood Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0637-5148

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Ministry of Education 11YJAZH130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early mathematical and vocabulary skills serve as critical foundations for academic success, yet the mechanisms underlying their development remain complex. This study examines the role of parents' education, children's attentional control, and learning approaches as predictors of kindergarteners' mathematics and vocabulary performance. Using a sample of 149 children aged 60-72 months in Shanghai, China, we conducted a path analysis to explore direct and indirect relationships among these factors. Findings indicate that parental education indirectly predicts math ability through children's learning approaches and attentional control, emphasizing the role of both cognitive and behavioral pathways. Conversely, vocabulary development is directly influenced by parental education and learning approaches, suggesting distinct developmental trajectories for math and language acquisition. These results highlight the interconnected nature of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental influences on early academic performance. Implications for early childhood education emphasize the need for targeted interventions that not only engage parents in fostering language-rich and cognitively stimulating environments but also support children's motivation, persistence, and attentional capacities.

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attentional controlearly mathematicskindergartenlearning approachesparental educationvocabulary development

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PMCPMC12023977

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