In Australia, student under-participation and disengagement in secondary mathematics classes are persistent problems. Academic help seeking is a unique self-regulated behaviour that is important for engagement in mathematics classes and yet many students avoid seeking help from teachers and peers as they progress through secondary school. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between students’ perceptions of the social climate of their classrooms and their avoidance of help seeking in secondary mathematics classes. Students’ perceptions of classroom social climate, along with perceptions of their own academic and social self-efficacy, self-theories of intelligence, and help-seeking goals and intentions, were assessed for a sample of 551 Australian students in 47 classes from eight secondary schools and two vocational institutes. The measurement model for social climate was reduced to four factors (Task Orientation, Teacher Support, Cooperation and Investigation) and a mediated structural equation model, informed by theory and previous empirical studies, was assessed using Mplus. Bootstrap confidence intervals were used to assess the direct and indirect effects of social climate on help-seeking avoidance. Findings indicated that Task Orientation and Cooperation had a negative effect on help-seeking avoidance, while Investigation had a positive effect. Teacher Support was not associated with help-seeking avoidance. Implications for practice are discussed.

中文翻译：

---

中学数学课的社会氛围与求助回避

在澳大利亚，学生在中学数学课上参与不足和不参与是长期存在的问题。寻求学业帮助是一种独特的自我调节行为，对于参与数学课程很重要，但许多学生在中学阶段避免寻求老师和同龄人的帮助。本研究的目的是探讨学生对课堂社会氛围​​的看法与他们在中学数学课上避免寻求帮助之间的关系。对来自八所中学 47 个班级的 551 名澳大利亚学生的样本进行了评估，评估了学生对课堂社交氛围的看法，以及对他们自己的学业和社会自我效能感、自我智力理论以及寻求帮助的目标和意图的看法。学校和两个职业学院。社会气候的测量模型被简化为四个因素（任务导向、教师支持、合作和调查），并使用 Mplus 评估了一个由理论和以前的实证研究提供信息的中介结构方程模型。Bootstrap 置信区间用于评估社会气候对避免寻求帮助的直接和间接影响。结果表明，任务导向和合作对避免寻求帮助有负面影响，而调查有积极影响。教师支持与避免寻求帮助无关。讨论了对实践的影响。根据理论和以前的实证研究，使用 Mplus 进行评估。Bootstrap 置信区间用于评估社会气候对避免寻求帮助的直接和间接影响。结果表明，任务导向和合作对避免寻求帮助有负面影响，而调查有积极影响。教师支持与避免寻求帮助无关。讨论了对实践的影响。根据理论和以前的实证研究，使用 Mplus 进行评估。Bootstrap 置信区间用于评估社会气候对避免寻求帮助的直接和间接影响。结果表明，任务导向和合作对避免寻求帮助有负面影响，而调查有积极影响。教师支持与避免寻求帮助无关。讨论了对实践的影响。