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Durrance, Samantha – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2019
Math achievement is critically important to the changing global economy. In order to be successful, students must develop a strong foundation in mathematics early in their school careers. But the training elementary teachers receive doesn't always prepare them to teach math well, and math anxiety can keep both students and teachers from reaching…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Geographic Regions, Elementary School Teachers
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Bai, Haiyan; Wang, LihShing; Pan, Wei; Frey, Mary – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this study is to develop a theoretically and methodologically sound bidimensional affective scale measuring mathematics anxiety with high psychometric quality. The psychometric properties of a 14-item Mathematics Anxiety Scale-Revised (MAS-R) adapted from Betz's (1978) 10-item Mathematics Anxiety Scale were empirically analyzed on a…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Gresham, Gina – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2010
Fifty-two exceptional education pre-service teachers getting a K-6 endorsement were involved in this study that investigated the changes in levels of mathematics anxiety before and after a mathematics methods course for education majors. The changes were measured with respect to the use of manipulatives and other activities to make mathematics…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum