Nudging and boosting: Steering or empowering good decisions

R Hertwig, T Grüne-Yanoff - Perspectives on Psychological …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, policy makers worldwide have begun to acknowledge the potential value of
insights from psychology and behavioral economics into how people make decisions. These …

The relationship between math anxiety and math performance: A meta-analytic investigation

J Zhang, N Zhao, QP Kong - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Math anxiety (MA) has been suggested to decrease the math performance of students.
However, it remains unclear what factors moderate this relationship. The aim of this research …

Academic performance of K-12 students in an online-learning environment for mathematics increased during the shutdown of schools in wake of the COVID-19 …

MWH Spitzer, S Musslick - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The shutdown of schools in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 poses risks to the
education of young children, including a widening education gap. In the present article, we …

Mathematics anxiety: What have we learned in 60 years?

A Dowker, A Sarkar, CY Looi - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The construct of mathematics anxiety has been an important topic of study at least since the
concept of “number anxiety” was introduced by Dreger and Aiken, and has received …

The math anxiety-performance link: A global phenomenon

AE Foley, JB Herts, F Borgonovi… - Current directions in …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals is on
the rise worldwide. To effectively meet this demand, many governments and private …

Cognitive network science reveals bias in gpt-3, gpt-3.5 turbo, and gpt-4 mirroring math anxiety in high-school students

K Abramski, S Citraro, L Lombardi, G Rossetti… - Big Data and Cognitive …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Large Language Models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly integrated into our lives. Hence,
it is important to understand the biases present in their outputs in order to avoid perpetuating …

Intergenerational effects of parents' math anxiety on children's math achievement and anxiety

EA Maloney, G Ramirez, EA Gunderson… - Psychological …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
A large field study of children in first and second grade explored how parents' anxiety about
math relates to their children's math achievement. The goal of the study was to better …

Reciprocal relations among motivational frameworks, math anxiety, and math achievement in early elementary school

EA Gunderson, D Park, EA Maloney… - Journal of Cognition …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
School-entry math achievement is a strong predictor of math achievement through high
school. We asked whether reciprocal relations among math achievement, math anxiety, and …

On the relationship between math anxiety and math achievement in early elementary school: The role of problem solving strategies

G Ramirez, H Chang, EA Maloney, SC Levine… - Journal of experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Even at young ages, children self-report experiencing math anxiety, which negatively relates
to their math achievement. Leveraging a large dataset of first and second grade students' …

Maths anxiety in primary and secondary school students: Gender differences, developmental changes and anxiety specificity

F Hill, IC Mammarella, A Devine, S Caviola… - Learning and individual …, 2016 - Elsevier
Maths anxiety (MA) is a debilitating negative emotional reaction towards mathematics.
However, MA research in primary and early secondary school is surprisingly sparse and …