[HTML][HTML] Numeracy gender gap in STEM higher education: The role of neuroticism and math anxiety

M Lunardon, T Cerni, RI Rumiati - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The under-representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) is ubiquitous and understanding the roots of this phenomenon is mandatory to …

Field of Study and Gender Moderation of the Association of Personality and Math Anxiety with Numeracy

M Lunardon, T Cerni, RI Rumiati - The Journal of Psychology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Math anxiety and personality influence numeracy, although the nature of their contribution
has been overlooked. In the present study, we investigated whether their association with …

Mathematics–gender stereotype endorsement influences mathematics anxiety, self‐concept, and performance differently in men and women

S Rossi, I Xenidou‐Dervou, E Simsek… - Annals of the New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mathematics anxiety (MA) is negatively associated with mathematics performance.
Although some aspects, such as mathematics self‐concept (M self‐concept), seem to …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in young adults' mathematical performance: Examining the contribution of working memory, math anxiety and gender-related stereotypes

H Vos, M Marinova, SC De Léon, D Sasanguie… - Learning and Individual …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gender differences have been widely reported for mathematical performance tests such as
basic arithmetic tests and more complex tests such as the cognitive reflection test. The …

Exploring grade levels and gender differences in Numeracy thinking among secondary school students

IS Ameer, P Singh - Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Numeracy becomes important in the Malaysian context, when the Prime Minister lit the
switch on Numeracy and emphasized its salience in the10 th Malaysia Plan as the …

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATES'MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEVELOPING NUMERACY SKILLS AND …

N Durrani, V Tariq - ICERI2009 Proceedings, 2009 - library.iated.org
This paper explores how undergraduates' mathematics anxiety influences their attitudes
towards the development of numeracy skills and perceptions of their competence in the …

[HTML][HTML] Countries with higher levels of gender equality show larger national sex differences in mathematics anxiety and relatively lower parental mathematics …

G Stoet, DH Bailey, AM Moore, DC Geary - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Despite international advancements in gender equality across a variety of societal domains,
the underrepresentation of girls and women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and …

[HTML][HTML] What impact does maths anxiety have on university students?

E Khasawneh, C Gosling, B Williams - BMC psychology, 2021 - Springer
Background Maths anxiety is defined as a feeling of tension and apprehension that
interferes with maths performance ability, the manipulation of numbers and the solving of …

Gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM): Current knowledge, implications for practice, policy, and future directions

MT Wang, JL Degol - Educational psychology review, 2017 - Springer
Although the gender gap in math course-taking and performance has narrowed in recent
decades, females continue to be underrepresented in math-intensive fields of Science …

Gender equality and gender gaps in mathematics performance

GR Brown, K Alexandersen - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2020 - cell.com
In a recent analysis of mathematics performance (Eriksson et al. 2020), national gender
egalitarian values were positively associated with an increase in the average mathematics …