ABSTRACT
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the possible relationships between parenting practices and beliefs and writing performance of elementary school students. We also sought to verify the relationships between practices and parental beliefs. A total of 446 students from the second to the fifth year of both genders and their respective parents participated in this study. The age range of the students ranged from 7 to 11 years and from the parents, from 19 to 69 years. Two instruments were used in this research, a Writing Assessment Test (APR) and an Inventory of Practices and Parental Beliefs (IPCp). The results showed a significant and positive correlation (r=0,223, p<0,01) between the writing performance and the beliefs declared by the parents. It is necessary to continue investigating these variables and their relations in order to allow a deepening of this discussion.
Keywords:
Elementary school; Family psychology; School evaluation.