Research into the expectancy-value model (Simpkins et al., 2015) found that
a. it rarely works.
b. parents’ beliefs were stronger predictors of their children’s beliefs than the reverse.
c. it applies best to mathematics and reading.
d. children’s beliefs were stronger predictors of their parents’ beliefs than the reverse.
Answer: b. parents’ beliefs were stronger predictors of their children’s beliefs than the reverse.
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