广西壮族农村儿童家庭环境和入学准备的研究

On Home Environment and School Readiness of Zhuang Minority Children in Guangxi

为了考察广西壮族农村儿童家庭环境及其对儿童入学准备的影响。我们对广西某县4个乡镇的409名壮族农村儿童（平均年龄为77个月。标准差为3．63）和他们的父母进行了研究。研究工具根据美国研究院的儿童入学准备测验和父母问卷改编而成。结果表明，父母是否在家对儿童入学准备成绩有一定影响。根据父母受教育水平、家庭收入、父母对孩子的教育期望等分组的儿童在入学准备成绩上有显著差异。回归统计分析表明．家庭学习环境、母亲受教育水平和家庭收入是预测儿童入学准备成绩的重要指标。

The purpose of this study was to observe Zhuang children＇s home environment and its impact upon their school readiness. 409 6-year-old children from rural areas of Guangxi and their parents participated in the study. The school readiness measurement and parent questionnaire were adapted from American Research Imtitute. The result indicated that whether parents is home or not had certain impact on children＇s school readiness. Children from different groups based on parents＇ education level, family income, parents＇ expectation for their children＇s education showed significant differences in school readiness. Kegressive analysis reveals that home learning environment, mother＇s education level and family income are important predictors for children＇s school readiness scores.