Demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals is on the rise worldwide. To effectively meet this demand, many governments and private …
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the relation between mathematics anxiety (MA) and mathematics performance among school-aged students, and to identify potential …
People seek out situations that “fit,” but the concept of fit is not well understood. We introduce S tate A uthenticity as F it to the E nvironment (SAFE), a conceptual framework for …
E Carey, F Hill, A Devine, D Szücs - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
This review considers the two possible causal directions between mathematics anxiety (MA) and poor mathematics performance. Either poor maths performance may elicit MA (referred …
Self-regulation is a core aspect of adaptive human behavior that has been studied, largely in parallel, through the lenses of social and personality psychology as well as cognitive …
Several theories have been put forth to explain the relation between working memory (WM) and gF. Unfortunately, no single factor has been shown to fully account for the relation …
Although math anxiety is associated with poor mathematical knowledge and low course grades (Ashcraft & Krause,), research establishing a connection between math anxiety and …
AW Brooks - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Individuals often feel anxious in anticipation of tasks such as speaking in public or meeting with a boss. I find that an overwhelming majority of people believe trying to calm down is the …
Math anxiety is widely considered a potential barrier to success in STEM. Current thinking holds that math anxiety is directly linked to avoidance of and underperformance in STEM …