How Interaction with Parents Affects Children's Mathematical Informal Learning and Verbal Skills

Informal learning, characterized by unstructured, incidental, and everyday learning activities, shapes children's academic performance. This study leverages the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, ECLS-K dataset, a nationally representative sample of U.S. kindergartners, to examine the relationship between parental engagement in informal learning activities and children's academic accomplishment. This study utilized data visualization to investigate tendencies of children’s scores based on each demographic and interaction factor. Further, the study attempts to apply XB-Boost which can analyze large-scale data and uncover complex, non-linear relationships. This study explores the potential of using AI methods to identify contributions of parental interaction with their children and demographic factors.