A meta-analysis of the relation between math anxiety and math achievement.
Mitchell Institute · Texas A&M University · +2 more institutions
Abstract
= -.28) between math anxiety and math achievement. The relation was significant for all moderator subgroups, with the exception of the relation between math anxiety and assessments measuring the approximate number system. Grade level, math ability level, adolescent/adult math anxiety scales, math topic of anxiety scale, and math assessments were significant moderators of this relation. There is also a tendency for published studies to report significantly stronger correlations than unpublished studies, but overall, large, negative effect sizes are underreported. Our results are consistent with previous findings of a significant relation between math anxiety and math achievement. This association starts in…
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- Mathematical anxiety
- Anxiety
- Moderation
- PsycINFO
- Psychology
- Developmental psychology
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- Association (psychology)
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