31 May 2017
How does maths anxiety affect mathematics learning?
- Maths anxiety is associated with poor maths performance and the two could form a feedback loop
- Maths anxiety may be both mental and emotional; intervention should consider both aspects
- Maths anxiety appears to affect a significant proportion of school and university students at all ages, as well as adults; girls report it more than boys
- Maths anxiety affects working memory; addressing the anxiety and providing strategies to control it may be effective
- Teachers who experience maths anxiety may transmit it to pupils
- Use of manipulatives when planning may help to reduce maths anxiety for teachers
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