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Download full textEscalera-Chávez, Milka Elena; Ramos-Hernández, Josefina; Molchanova, Violeta S.; García-Santillán, Arturo – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2021
Mathematics is very important in the workplace. Companies, through mathematical models, can filter and interpret the data obtained from sales reports, customer feedback or web traffic, in order to improve the company's strategy and optimize processes and results. However, a problem arises: for the students who will soon enter the work force,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, College Students, Student Characteristics, Majors (Students)
Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; García-Santillán, Arturo; Adusei, Henry; Molchanova, Violetta S.; Drushlyak, Marina; Semenikhina, Olena; Donyeh, Philip Soyiri; Zand, Somayeh; Najafi, Reza; Enea, Violeta; Malik, Sadia; Ashraf, Farzana; Malik, Najma Iqbal; Ansah, Edward Wilson; Wongcharee, Hattaphan; Egara, Felix O.; Tipandjan, Arun; Cudjoe, Josephine; Azam, Uzma; Hassan, Mohammed Salah; Helmy, Mai; Vally, Zahir – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
Mathematics anxiety (MA) has a debilitating impact on learning, achievement, mental health, and the future career life of students. Though MA is a popular research theme, there is little agreement among researchers regarding the cross-cultural effect of gender. The purpose of this paper was to explore the perceived MA differences among males and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Anxiety, Cross Cultural Studies, Statistical Analysis
Rojas-Kramer, Carlos Alberto; Moreno-García, Elena; Venegas-Martínez, Francisco – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
The study aimed to measure the level of anxiety towards mathematics in high school students and if they differs by gender and institution. For this, the scale designed by Muñoz-Cantero and Mato-Vázquez (2007) was applied to 536 Mexican students from three different institutions in the public sector. This instrument is divided into five factors:…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Escalera-Chávez, Milka Elena; García-Santillán, Arturo; Molchanova, Violeta S. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2019
In Mexico there is a complicated situation regarding the subject of mathematics, especially in the high school students who have shown low performance in the results of the tests applied by international and national organizations. Therefore, the aim of the study is focuses on testing whether the variables of the scale proposed by Fennema and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety, High School Students, Problem Solving
Escalera-Chávez, Milka E.; Rojas-Kramer, Carlos A. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2019
The purpose of the research was to identify the existence of anxiety towards mathematics in high-school students. A quantitative, non-experimental and descriptive study was carried out. The sample was made up by 353 high school students from the city of Rioverde S.L.P. of which 164 were men and 189 were women. A non-probabilistic sampling was…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
Direct linkGarcía González, María S.; Sierra, Gustavo Martínez – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2020
This investigation details the story of Diego, a novice Mexican teacher in secondary school. The story uses a life history approach and describes Diego's process of overcoming mathematics anxiety. Diego experienced mathematics anxiety due to his lack of mathematical knowledge. Having detected this situation, the researchers coached him, focusing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Escalera Chávez, Milka Elena; Moreno García, Elena; Rojas Kramer, Carlos Alberto – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2019
Despite the fact that mathematics is present and necessary in any area of daily life, students have little interest in developing mathematical skills. Hence, the aim of the study is to check whether the variables motivation, usefulness, anxiety, confidence, and liking are determining in their attitude towards mathematics. The present research is…
Descriptors: Models, Attitude Measures, Mathematics Instruction, Higher Education
Zamora-Lobato, Teresa; García-Santillán, Arturo; Molchanova, Violetta S. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2019
The aim of study focused in identify if there are a set of variables that explain the level of anxiety towards mathematics in Telebachillerato students. For this, the test designed by Muñoz and Mato-Vázquez (2007) was used. The test comprises by 24 items with 5 dimensions. In order to get data, were surveyed 201 regular students enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Mathematics Anxiety, Secondary School Mathematics, High School Students
Moreno-García, Elena; García-Santillán, Arturo; Molchanova, Violetta S.; Campero, Edgar Plata – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The purpose of the study is to determine a latent structure of variables that explain the level of anxiety towards mathematics of high school students based on the interaction that the student has with the tasks, courses and math exams. For this purpose, the RMARS mathematical anxiety scale was used, which has a Likert-type scaling. The instrument…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Anxiety, Student Attitudes
Larracilla-Salazar, Nemesis; Moreno-Garcia, Elena; Escalera-Chavez, Milka Elena – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The following analysis provides evidence from the comparative levels of anxiety towards mathematics of the variables from the categories presented by the AMARS and sociodemographic variables as well. A sample of 381 economics students in Mexico answered the survey. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (x, Sd.) was carried out and to identify…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, College Mathematics, College Students, Economics Education
García-Santillán, Arturo; Rojas-Kramer, Carlos; Moreno-García, Elena; Ramos-Hernández, Jesica – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
The aim of this study was to determine the variables that explain the anxiety towards mathematics in college students. For this purpose, we used the scale RMARS that integrate 25 items. The sample is non-probabilistic by convenience and the questionnaire was applied to 100 student's enrollment in the "Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz"…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, College Students, College Mathematics, Factor Analysis
García-Santillán, Arturo; Martínez-Rodríguez, Valeria; Santana, Josefina C. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a structure of variables that allows us to understand the level of Anxiety towards Mathematics in high school students from the municipalities of Zacatal and Jamapa, Veracruz, Mexico. This was based on the seminal works of Richardson and Suinn [1972], who developed the Mathematics Anxiety…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Anxiety, Mathematics Anxiety
Brown, Jennifer L.; Sifuentes, Lucía Macías – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2016
With growing numbers of Hispanic students enrolling in post-secondary school, there is a need to increase retention and graduation rates. The purpose of this study was to validate the Spanish adaptation of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS). The AMAS was translated and administered to 804 freshman students at a post-secondary institution in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Test Validity, Affective Measures, Spanish
García-Santillán, Arturo; Ochoa-Domínguez, Tomás Elio; Ramos-Hernández, Jésica Josefina – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2018
The aim of the study was to measure the level of anxiety towards mathematics among workers in the production area of a factory in the sugar industry. In order to carry out this study, the Muñoz y Mato-Vázquez scale was used (2007) and adapted to the working area. 283 workers from the three different shifts (morning, afternoon and night) were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety, Factor Analysis, Educational Attainment
Escalera-Chávez, Milka Elena; Moreno-García, Elena; García-Santillán, Arturo; Rojas-Kramer, Carlos Alberto – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
Regardless of the social or economic status of a student, it is a fact that math is always present. This discipline is considered as a competitive tool for achieving a more productive life. However, the gap in academic achievement is big. Consequently, in the last decades the research on education has set attention on this point. Therefore, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics
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