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Development and Validation of the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children.
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Chiu, Lian-Hwang; Henry, Loren L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1990
Developed Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) and administered to 562 gifted, normal, and mildly mentally handicapped students in grades 4 through 8. Found MASC to be internally consistent measure of mathematics anxiety for grades four through eight. Found construct validity evidence based on MASC's relationship with mathematics grades,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Construct Validity, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
The Development of an Abbreviated Version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale.
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Alexander, Livingston; Martray, Carl – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1989
Developed an abbreviated version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS). Subjects were college students (n=517). The result was an internally consistent and reliable 25-item scale. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Anxiety, Test Construction
A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children.
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Beasley, T. Mark; Long, Jeffrey D.; Natali, Michele – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Confirmatory factor analyses suggested that the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children measures an internally consistent, unidimensional construct. Construct validity (i.e., correlations with state anxiety, trait anxiety, and quantitative ability) was demonstrated. Discusses the importance of accurately assessing mathematics anxiety at the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Construct Validity, Counseling