A multidimensional examination of math anxiety and engagement on math achievement

Abstract The study investigated the relationship between math anxiety in parents and teachers and math anxiety and math achievement in first- to third-grade children. The results indicate that math anxiety in fathers (but not mothers and teachers) is associated with math anxiety in first-grade children and third-grade girls. Math anxiety in mothers and teachers (but not fathers) explains the level of math achievement in third-grade children. The research results indicate the importance of adults in shaping pupils’ math anxiety and math achievement, but these relationships vary depending on gender and the grade year. The obtained outcomes generally suggest that adults’ math anxiety is not a social source of children’s math anxiety, but it can be considered a source of low math achievement among children in the final grade of early school education.

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Predicting Math. Achievement Form Math. Anxiety and Attitudes Towards Math. For Tenth Graders

Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences ◽

10.12785/jeps/060303 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 06 (03) ◽

pp. 63-84

Author(s):

Ibrahim M. Yacoub

Keyword(s):

Math Achievement ◽

Math Anxiety ◽

Tenth Graders

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Examining of the relationship between math anxiety and math achievement of elementary school studentsİlkokul öğrencilerinin matematik kaygısı ile matematik başarıları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v14i4.5019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 4425 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yılmaz Mutlu ◽

İhsan Söylemez ◽

Ali Fuad Yasul

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Math Achievement ◽

Math Anxiety ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Clustering Methods ◽

School Students ◽

Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽

Analyse Data

This study aims to investigate relation between math anxiety and mathmatical achievement of 3hd and 4th grade elementary school students. The participants of the study were constituted of totally 474 students, while 288 of those were attending 3hd grade, other 186 attending 4th grade. They were used math anxiety scale (13 items) developed by Mutlu & Söylemez (2017) for 3hd and 4th grades and math achievement tests for 3hd (16 items) and 4th (24 items) grades developed by Fidan (2013) as data gathering tools. They were also used pearson product-moment correlation, linear regression, t-test, oneway anova and two-step clustering methods to analyse data. The data concerning math anxiety and achievement were analysed through pearson product-moment correlation and linear regression. The relation level was found -547 between students’ math anxiety and math achievement. Besides, it was located that math anxiety explains 35% total varience of math achievement. With all that, it was used two-step clustering analyse method over math anxiety and achievement. There were found significant differences between participants’ math anxiety and math achievement scores.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışma, ilkokul 3. ve 4. sınıf öğrencilerinin matematik kaygısı ile matematik başarısı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın katılımcılarının 288’i 3. sınıf, 186’sı 4. sınıf olmak üzere toplamda 474 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplamak üzere ilkokul 3. ve 4. sınıflar için Mutlu ve Söylemez (2017) tarafından geliştirilmiş olan 13 maddelik bir kaygı ölçeği ile 3. sınıflar için 16 maddeden oluşan, 4. Sınıflar için ise 24 maddeden oluşan Fidan (2013) tarafından geliştirilen matematik başarı testleri kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyonu, doğrusal regresyon, t-testi ve iki adımlı kümeleme analizi yapılmıştır. Öğrencilerin matematik kaygısı ve matematik başarısı puanları arasında ilişki düzeyi -.547 olarak bulunmuştur. Ayrıca matematik kaygısının matematik başarısına ilişkin toplam varyansın %35’ini açıkladığı tespit edilmiştir. Bununla beraber matematik kaygısı ve matematik başarısı ilişkisini incelemek üzere iki adımlı kümeleme analizi yapılmıştır. Katılımcıların matematik kaygı ve matematik başarı puanları üzerinde yapılan kümeleleme analizi ile gruplar belirlenmiş, grupların matematik başarıları ve matematik kaygıları arasında anlamlı farklılıklar olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

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The Influence of Implicit Math Anxiety on Math Achievement

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120964055 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 003329412096405

Author(s):

R. Shane Westfall ◽

Amy Jane McAuley ◽

Murray Millar

Keyword(s):

Math Achievement ◽

Math Anxiety ◽

Math Performance ◽

Implicit Associations ◽

Traditional Methods ◽

Implicit Associations Test ◽

Implicit And Explicit ◽

Modest Correlation

Previous work has noted that math anxiety may have a profound effect on math performance; however extant research has relied on measures that explicitly assess math anxiety. This study examined the effects of implicit math anxiety on the performance of a math achievement task. We hypothesized that combined measure of implicit anxiety and explicit anxiety would better predict math achievement than measures of explicit math anxiety alone. In addition, we hypothesized that an individuals’ measured implicit anxiety and measured explicit anxiety would share only a modest correlation. To test these hypotheses, 175 participants completed measures of explicit anxiety, an implicit associations test designed to measure implicit anxiety, and a measure of math achievement. As expected, math achievement was better predicted when implicit anxiety was combined with explicit anxiety. Furthermore, scores on the implicit and explicit anxiety measures were not significantly correlated. These results suggest that implicit and explicit math anxiety are two distinct constructs, thus traditional methods for helping students deal with math anxiety may not be entirely successful if the implicit component is ignored.

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