scholarly journals Stereotype Threat in High School Classrooms: How It Links to Teacher Mindset Climate, Mathematics Anxiety, and Achievement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunjin Seo ◽  
You-kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
High School Classrooms ◽  
Teacher Mindset

scholarly journals Stereotype Threat in High School Classrooms: How It links to Teacher Mindset Climate, Mathematics Anxiety, and Achievement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunjin Seo ◽  
You-kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
National Study ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Classrooms ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Latino Boys ◽  
Teacher Mindset

As stereotype threat was initially examined in the tradition of experimental research, the effects of stereotype threat have often been tested by temporarily manipulating social identity threat mainly among college students. To extend the literature to adolescents’ naturalistic experience of stereotype threat, we examined 9th grade adolescents’ stereotype threat using National Study of Learning Mindsets data (n~= 6,040; 48.5% girls). Black and Latino boys experienced higher levels of stereotype threat in high school mathematics classrooms, as compared to black/Latino girls and white peers. When students perceived their teachers to create fixed mindset climate, students experienced greater stereotype threat. Stereotype threat, in turn, negatively predicted later achievement via heightened anxiety among black/Latino boys and white girls. The findings highlight the importance of forming mathematics classrooms that cultivate growth mindset and minimize the threat to students’ social identity.

Mathematics anxiety of high school students

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Tekin ◽  
B. Sayiner ◽  
C. Tiryaki ◽  
D. Sozen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
School Students

The Impact of the Learning Environment on Student Engagement in High School Classrooms

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (13) ◽  
pp. 166-177
Author(s):  
David J. Shernoff ◽  
Stephen M. Tonks ◽  
Brett Anderson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Experience Sampling Method ◽  
Public High School ◽  
High School Classrooms ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
The Impact

This chapter presents a study that investigated characteristics of the learning environment predicting for student engagement in public high school classrooms. Students in seven high school classrooms in five different subject areas were observed and videoed in order to predict their engagement as measured by the experience sampling method (ESM).

Stereotype threat, anxiety, instructor gender, and underperformance in women

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Kapitanoff ◽  
Carol Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Female Role ◽  
Female Role Model ◽  
And Performance

Whatever their major, students are often required to take at least one course in statistics. After graduation, statistics is a key skill in numerous workplace settings. However, for many, it is a particularly difficult course. One factor that may play a role is the lingering misconception that women are not as good as men in mathematics subjects such as statistics. Belief in this gender stereotype can lead women to avoid taking this class and ultimately could contribute to their underrepresentation in many professions. Instructor gender may also be a factor that affects student performance. This study examined whether a female role model would reduce the detrimental effects of a gender/mathematics stereotype threat in women and improve their academic performance and retention rate. Several types of anxiety were measured to determine what aspects of anxiety might be most relevant to stereotype threat. For men, anxiety and performance were not related to the gender of their instructor or endorsement of the gender/mathematics stereotype. For women, mathematics anxiety and anxiety-about-the-specific-class were related to their endorsement of the stereotype. Having a female instructor initially led to higher rates of underperformance on the first examination among women as compared to men. Continued interaction with a female role model, however, reduced this deficit for women by the end of the semester. Understanding this process may help educators better prepare women for success in both academia and the professional world.

scholarly journals Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
The United States ◽  
Main Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Anxiety Levels

The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety among high school students ofboth communities. A total of 1,386 high school students in the United States and Jordan participated in main study. This study showed that Jordanian high school students exhibited a significantly higher mathematics anxiety than United States high school students. Furthermore, the study revealed that female high schooLstudents in the United States acquired a significantly higher mathematics anxiety level than males. Another finding of this study was that males in Jordan had a significantly higher leveL of mathematics anxiety than males in the United States. The findings and educational implications ofthe study are discussed in light ofthe cultural difference between the two communities.

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