An Investigation about High School Students’ Mathematics Anxiety Level According to Some Variables

The aim of this study is to investigate the anxiety levels of high school students towards mathematics lesson according to gender variable. A total of 89 ninth grade students (29 females and 60 males) from various high schools were enrolled in Van province center in the 2017-2018 academic year. In the study, the data were collected by using the developed “Mathematical Anxiety Scale” of the researcher. In the analysis of the collected data, frequency and percentage values were taken and independent sample t test was used. According to the results of the study, high school students' mathematics anxiety levels were at medium level. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences in the anxiety levels of female and male students. While the test anxiety levels of the students who participated in the study were higher than the other anxiety levels, the lowest anxiety level was seen as lack of curriculum subjects.

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Factors causing Mathematics Anxiety of Senior High School Students in Calculus

Asian Journal of Education and e-Learning ◽

10.24203/ajeel.v7i1.5701 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Aldrin John J. Estonanto ◽

Ryan V. Dio

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Mathematics Anxiety ◽

Teaching Style ◽

Senior High School ◽

Anxiety Level ◽

School Students ◽

Learning Competencies ◽

Major Factors ◽

Senior High School Students

Mathematics anxiety impacts to the learner tremendously especially his scholastic performance, mastery of learning competencies and skills, and even the career choice. This study investigated the different factors causing mathematics anxiety in Calculus of senior high school students. The research design employed was mixed method. Qualitative techniques were used in determining the factors that caused the anxiety of the participants and descriptive design in determining the anxiety level of the students. The study was conducted in five (5) senior high schools offering Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand in a province in the Southern Luzon, Philippines. Sixty- nine(69) participants took the Mathematic Anxiety Inventory (MAI) developed by Plake and Parker. The results revealed that almost all of the participants have either high or moderate mathematics anxiety level. The paper concludes that the abstract mathematical concepts of Calculus, the teaching style and attitude of the teacher, and the poor comprehension and analytical skills of the students were the major factors that caused the mathematics anxiety of the participants.

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Mathematics anxiety of high school students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e538922013-122 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

N. Tekin ◽

B. Sayiner ◽

C. Tiryaki ◽

D. Sozen

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Mathematics Anxiety ◽

School Students

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Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan

Social and Management Research Journal ◽

10.24191/smrj.v9i1.5209 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Mathematics Anxiety ◽

Cultural Difference ◽

The United States ◽

Main Study ◽

School Students ◽

Educational Implications ◽

Anxiety Levels

The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety among high school students ofboth communities. A total of 1,386 high school students in the United States and Jordan participated in main study. This study showed that Jordanian high school students exhibited a significantly higher mathematics anxiety than United States high school students. Furthermore, the study revealed that female high schooLstudents in the United States acquired a significantly higher mathematics anxiety level than males. Another finding of this study was that males in Jordan had a significantly higher leveL of mathematics anxiety than males in the United States. The findings and educational implications ofthe study are discussed in light ofthe cultural difference between the two communities.

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