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First-year students’ math anxiety predicts STEM avoidance and underperformance throughout university, independently of math ability

npj Science of Learning, 2021
Math anxiety is widely considered a potential barrier to success in STEM. Current thinking holds that math anxiety is directly linked to avoidance of and underperformance in STEM domains.
Richard J. Daker, Sylvia U. Gattas, H. Moriah Sokolowski, Adam E. Green, Ian M. Lyons   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Academic Flow, and Math Anxiety among Islamic Senior High School Students

Psympathic: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi, 2021
Math anxiety is a crucial problem experienced by almost all students. Due to the math anxiety affects the decreasing of mathematics achievement, many educators and researchers focused to overcome the math anxiety.
Mutia Herawati, Abdul Muhid, Asep Saepul Hamdani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Student-Guided Math Practice in Elementary School: Relation among Math Anxiety, Emotional Self-Efficacy, and Children’s Choices When Practicing Math

Education Sciences, 2022
In the current study, we explored math anxiety in the context of a special kind of math practice, one that allowed for some flexibility on the part of the students.
Aditi Tarkar, Brandie Matalka, Macey Cartwright, Heidi Kloos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometric properties of AMAS and math anxiety prevalence among Chinese and Russian schoolchildren: a comparative study. [PDF]

Front Psychol
The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of math anxiety in Russian and Chinese schoolchildren across genders and ages. The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) was used as a measurement tool for assessing math anxiety.
Linna D, Xinghua W, Haiying Y, Pavlova A, Ismatullina V, Malykh A, Kolyasnikov P, Malykh S.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

When math hurts: math anxiety predicts pain network activation in anticipation of doing math. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Math can be difficult, and for those with high levels of mathematics-anxiety (HMAs), math is associated with tension, apprehension, and fear. But what underlies the feelings of dread effected by math anxiety?
Ian M Lyons, Sian L Beilock
doaj   +1 more source

Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific

Journal of Intelligence
It was investigated whether test anxiety (TA), mathematics anxiety (MA), and reading anxiety (RA) can be traced back to some type of general academic anxiety or whether these are separable.
Delphine Sasanguie, Charlotte Larmuseau, Fien Depaepe, Brenda R. J. Jansen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

ERP Measures of Math Anxiety: How Math Anxiety Affects Working Memory and Mental Calculation Tasks?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2015
There have been several attempts to account for the impact of Mathematical Anxiety (MA) on brain activity with variable results. The present study examines the effects of MA on ERP amplitude during performance of simple arithmetic calculations and ...
Manousos A. Klados, Manousos A. Klados, Panagiotis G Simos, Sifis eMicheloyannis, Daniel S Margulies, Panagiotis D Bamidis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Schooling Trajectories and the Development of Brain Dynamics: A Comparative Study of Montessori and Traditional Education

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We investigate whether Montessori and traditional schooling systems shape the developmental trajectory of large‐scale brain dynamics in different ways. We quantify the arrow of time (“non‐reversibility”) in neural activity during resting state and movie‐watching, revealing distinct maturational patterns.
Elvira del Agua, Anira Escrichs, Yonatan Sanz Perl, Morten L. Kringelbach, Adele Diamond, Solange Denervaud, Gustavo Deco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Differences Regarding the Impact of Math Anxiety on Arithmetic Performance in Second and Fourth Graders

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The development of math skills is crucial for adequate functioning in academic and professional settings as well as in daily life. A factor that has been shown to negatively influence performance and acquisition of math skills is math anxiety.
Hanneke I. Van Mier, Tamara M. J. Schleepen, Fabian C. G. Van den Berg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source