Mathematics and science across the transition from primary to secondary school: a systematic literature review

Kaur, Tandeep; McLoughlin, Eilish; Grimes, Paul

doi:10.1186/s40594-022-00328-0

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 6 Factors influencing mathematics transition experiences

From: Mathematics and science across the transition from primary to secondary school: a systematic literature review

Category	Influencing factors	Source of evidence
I. Student self-regulation	Attitudes (enjoyment, interest, engagement) and motivation	Athanasiou & Philippou, 2010; Evans & Field, 2020a, 2020b; Gasco Txabarri et al., 2014b ; Lazarides et al, 2020; Silverthorn et al., 2005; Skilling et al., 2020; Stroet et al., 2015; Tytler et al., 2008
I. Student self-regulation	Identity development	Athanasiou & Philippou, 2010; Darragh, 2013; Evans et al., 2020; Gasco Txabarri et al., 2014a; Jordan et al., 2010; Klee & Miller, 2019; Lazarides et al., 2020; Ma & Xu, 2004; Madjar et al., 2018; Martin et al., 2015; Mudaly & Sukhdeo, 2015; Muzzatti & Agnoli, 2007; Ryan & Patrick, 2001; Silverthorn et al., 2005; Widlund et al., 2018
II. School related and academic	Curriculum and content	Bicknell & Hunter, 2012; Deliyianni & Gagatsis, 2013; Gniewosz et al., 2012; Jansen et al., 2012; Ma & Xu, 2004; Madjar et al., 2018; Prendergast et al., 2019
	Teachers’ knowledge base, communication and collaboration	Attard, 2010; Demonty et al., 2018; Mudaly & Sukhdeo, 2015; O'Meara et al., 2020a; Prendergast et al., 2019
	Instructional practices	Arens & Moller, 2016; Attard, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Fryer & Oga-Baldwin, 2019; Howard et al., 1997; Johnson et al., 2020; Mudaly & Sukhdeo, 2015; O'Meara et al., 2020a; Panaoura & Gagatsis, 2010; Paul, 2014; Sdrolias & Triandafillidis, 2008; Tytler et al., 2008
	Classroom environment	Anderman & Midgley, 1997; Arens & Moller, 2016; Athanasiou & Philippou, 2006, 2008, 2010; Bicknell & Hunter, 2012; Deieso & Fraser, 2019; Eccles et al., 1993; Friedel et al., 2010; Fryer & Oga-Baldwin, 2019; Lazarides et al., 2020; Lazarides et al., 2019; Mackay, 2006; Martin et al., 2015; Mudaly & Sukhdeo, 2015; Paul, 2014; Rice, 2001; Ryan & Patrick, 2001
	School context/climate	Carmichael, 2015; Carolan, 2013; Jansen et al., 2012; Jordan et al., 2010; Kieffer, 2013; Madjar et al., 2018; Martin et al., 2015; Mudaly & Sukhdeo, 2015; Rice, 2001; Wigfield et al., 1991
III. Social	Home and family environment	Carmichael, 2015; Evans & Field, 2020b; Evans et al., 2020; Friedel et al., 2010; Gniewosz et al., 2012; Martin et al., 2015; Pesu et al., 2018; Rice, 2001
III. Social	Relationships	Arens & Moller, 2016; Attard, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Bicknell & Hunter, 2012; Evans & Field, 2020a; Friedel et al., 2010; Gniewosz et al., 2012; Lazarides et al., 2019; Mackay, 2006; Mudaly & Sukhdeo, 2015; Semeraro et al., 2020; Stroet et al., 2015; Tytler et al., 2008; Yao et al., 2018

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