Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| Measurement and Evaluation in… | 9 |
Author
| Alexander, Livingston | 1 |
| Cooper, Stewart E. | 1 |
| Cormier, Pierre | 1 |
| Dimock, Paul H. | 1 |
| Holland, Abby L. | 1 |
| Johnson, Mark E. | 1 |
| Johnston-Wilder, Sue | 1 |
| Kaplan, David M. | 1 |
| Kooken, Janice | 1 |
| Lee, Clare | 1 |
| Martray, Carl | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 9 |
| Reports - Research | 7 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Africa | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Mathematics Anxiety Rating… | 1 |
| State Trait Anxiety Inventory | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkKooken, Janice; Welsh, Megan E.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Johnston-Wilder, Sue; Lee, Clare – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
The Mathematical Resilience Scale measures students' attitudes toward studying mathematics, using three correlated factors: Value, Struggle, and Growth. The Mathematical Resilience Scale was developed and validated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses across three samples. Results provide a new approach to gauge the likelihood of…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills
Peer reviewedAlexander, 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
Peer reviewedCooper, Stewart E.; Robinson, Debra A. G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1991
Investigated the relationships among Hackett's suggested variables of mathematics and career self-efficacy, perceived external support, mathematics background, and mathematics performance among male and female students selecting mathematics-based college majors. Self-efficacy beliefs, mathematics ability, mathematics anxiety, and level of support…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety
Peer reviewedPajares, Frank; Urdan, Tim – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The Mathematics Anxiety Scale (MAS) was subjected to exploratory factor analysis in 1,047 students (including college undergraduates, high school students, and middle school students). Factor structures were similar for males and females. Recommends the MAS be used in conjunction with other measures that assess students' feelings and beliefs with…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Career Counseling, Coping
Peer reviewedKaplan, David M.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
Explores the validity of the Subjective Unit of Discomfort (SUD), which monitors changes in anxiety levels during the application of systematic desensitization to phobias, by correlating it with established instruments of the state of anxiety. Given the limitation of the absence of an anxiety-provoking situation, this study provides empirical data…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Concurrent Validity, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSuddarth, Barbara H.; Slaney, Robert B. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
A principal-components analysis of the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised and two other measures of perfectionism yielded three higher order factors that were used to predict locus of control, anxiety, and psychological distress. The Maladaptive factor accounted for the most variance. These results are discussed along with suggestions for future…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDimock, Paul H.; Cormier, Pierre – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1991
Conducted two experiments to determine whether scores on computerized test would differ significantly from scores on paper-and-pencil format. College students (Study 1, n=24; Study 2, n=400+) completed the Verbal Reasoning test of the Differential Aptitude Tests. Results showed reduced performance on computerized version of test. Reduced…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedMji, A.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2004
R. J. Cruise and E. M. Wilkins's (1980) Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS), which measures levels of statistics anxiety, was administered to 169 technikon students (70.9% women) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Evidence of score reliability and validity was provided, suggesting that the STARS can be used with this population.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Rating Scales, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedJohnson, Mark E.; Holland, Abby L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1986
An instrument for assessing client expectations was analyzed for factors. Four factors emerged, each representing a separate domain of personal problems: Performance Anxiety Problems, Interpersonal Problems, Intrapersonal Problems, and Substance Abuse Problems. Applications of these findings are described in this article. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attitude Measures, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Effectiveness
