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Choe, Kyoung Whan; Jenifer, Jalisha B.; Rozek, Christopher S.; Berman, Marc G.; Beilock, Sian L. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Math anxiety--negative feelings toward math--is hypothesized to be associated with the avoidance of math-related activities such as taking math courses and pursuing STEM careers. However, there is little experimental evidence for the math anxiety-avoidance link. Such evidence is important for formulating how to break this relationship. We…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Difficulty Level
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Zientek, Linda Reichwein; Thompson, Bruce – Research in the Schools, 2010
Self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety have been identified as predictors of mathematics achievement. In the present study, secondary analyses on matrix summaries available from prior published studies were utilized to investigate the contribution that self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety made in mathematics performance. Commonality analyses were…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety, Predictor Variables
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Yenilmez, Kursat – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2007
Students have different learning style strengths and preferences in the ways that they take in and process information. Some students tend to focus on facts, data, and algorithms; others are more comfortable with theories and mathematical models. Related to all of this and situated as the focus of this article is the fact that mathematics…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Mathematics Education, Negative Attitudes, Foreign Countries