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Richard J. Daker; Sylvia U. Gattas; Elizabeth A. Necka; Adam E. Green; Ian M. Lyons – npj Science of Learning, 2023
Math-anxious people consistently underperform in math. The most widely accepted explanation for "why" this underperformance occurs is that math-anxious people experience heightened anxiety when faced with math, and this in-the-moment anxiety interferes with performance. Surprisingly, this explanation has not been tested directly. Here,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety, Underachievement, Physiology