Examination stress and test anxiety are pervasive problems in modern society. As the information age continues to evolve, test scores will become even more important than they …
X Ma - Journal for research in mathematics education, 1999 - pubs.nctm.org
In this meta-analysis I examined 26 studies on the relationship between anxiety toward mathematics and achievement in mathematics among elementary and secondary students …
MH Ashcraft, MW Faust - Cognition & Emotion, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Two exploratory studies were conducted to determine if mathematics anxiety, as assessed by the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS), is related to the underlying mental …
AJ Onwuegbuzie, VA Wilson - Teaching in higher education, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Most college students are required to enroll in statistics and quantitative research methodology courses as a necessary part of their degree programmes. Unfortunately, many …
There has been insufficient effort in most areas of applied psychology to evaluate incremental validity. To further this kind of validity research, the authors examined applicable …
I Gal, L Ginsburg - Journal of Statistics Education, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
While many teachers of statistics are likely to focus on transmitting knowledge, many students are likely to have trouble with statistics due to non-cognitive factors, such as …
This study examines whether math anxiety and negative attitudes toward mathematics have an effect on university students' academic achievement in a methodological course forming …
Y Nie, S Lau, AK Liau - Learning and individual differences, 2011 - Elsevier
Emphasizing task importance, which is regarded as a way of motivating engaged behavior, may increase an individual's anxiety. The present research investigated whether academic …
E Commodari, VL La Rosa - Acta psychologica, 2021 - Elsevier
Some academic subjects, such as math, produce negative feelings, influencing achievement. Math anxiety interferes with processing math-related or number-related …