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Szczygiel, Monika; Pieronkiewicz, Barbara – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2022
According to previous findings, math anxiety already occurs at early school age and is negatively correlated with math achievement. So far, however, little is known about the nature of math anxiety in young children. To fill this gap, we present the results of a longitudinal study on the math anxiety of children that were followed in the first…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Incidence
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Szczygiel, Monika – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Math anxiety is considered a predictor of mathematical achievement, but little is known about its characteristics in young children. In a longitudinal study of first to second grade children, the relationships between gender, general and math anxiety, and math achievement were tested. First, the results indicate that girls in comparison to boys…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Instruction, Anxiety, Gender Differences
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Nazaruk, Stanislawa; Marchel, Joanna; Kruszewska, Aleksandra; Tokarewicz, Ewa – Education 3-13, 2022
Family and educational institutions play a decisive role in learning and strengthening habits related to physical activity and health. School has a specific mission in this scope, especially at the first stage of education. Attempting to answer the question of how schools in practice realise these tasks, a study was conducted on the level of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Physical Activity Level
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Skarzynski, Piotr Henryk; Swierniak, Weronika; Gos, Elzbieta; Gocel, Maria; Skarzynski, Henryk – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and assess a hearing screening program of first-grade children in Poland. The program aimed to detect hearing disorders and increase awareness among parents of hearing problems. Method: A hearing screening program was conducted in all elementary schools of the biggest region in Poland. A total of…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Screening Tests, Incidence
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Szczygiel, Monika – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2020
Although interest in math anxiety in young children has recently increased, the results of previous studies on math anxiety correlates are inconsistent. The article presents the results of two studies conducted among early school-age learners (6-11 years) where the Math Anxiety Questionnaire for Children (MAQC) was used. The results indicate that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Test Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Elementary School Students
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Fromel, Karel; Stelzer, Jiri; Groffik, Dorota; Ernest, James – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
This study investigated the physical activity (PA) levels of 6- to 8-year-old children over a seven-day period. The participants consisted of 35 girls and 36 boys in kindergarten and 113 girls and 131 boys in 1st grade. Physical activity (PA) is defined as "any body movement produced by skeletal muscles resulting in energy expenditure"…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Kindergarten