Early Signs of Mathematics Anxiety?

2012

Abstract Mathematics anxiety refers to individual's negative affect when engaging in numerical and mathematical tasks. Researchers have recently connected high math anxiety to lower performance on math tasks, developmental dyscalculia, and lower self-efficacy towards math learning. Math anxiety scales have been made and validated mainly for secondary school and high school students. In our paper we are looking for early signs of math anxiety using a Pictorial Test (37 pictures) which we have developed for 6 to 8 year old children. Children were asked to concentrate on one picture at a time and to write down spontaneously their emotional and mathematical ideas. Most powerful sources of sadne…

Oppilas oman itsekontrollinsa rakentajana

2003

Paikoillanne, valmiit, nyt! : opettajankoulutuksen haasteet tänään : valtakunnallinen opettajankoulutuksen konferenssi Kokkolassa 2006

2007

Children's Mathematical and Emotional Expressions Inspired by Pictures

2007

Children's talk about mathematics and mathematical talk

2007