This study reports findings from an elementary teacher education initiative advanced between a department of mathematics and a school of education in a large, state-supported university. The design incorporated the interconnectedness of teacher candidates' conceptions related to mathematics, teaching, and learning and sought to explore how…

This study was designed to assess differences between male and female geometry students' perceptions of ideal mathematics student behavior and attitudes and their own behavior and attitudes as mathematics students. The conclusions, which show that important differences about participation and potential achievement exist, are explained. (MT)

The development and psychometric properties of the Mathematics Anxiety-Apprehension Survey (MAAS), a measure of instructional and/or classroom mathematics phobia are discussed. This instrument was designed to assess levels of mathematics anxiety and apprehension in students with varying levels of education and socio-demographic factors. The highly…

Described the effectiveness of a combined curricular-counseling intervention strategy for reducing mathematics anxiety among women returning to college. Results suggested that maximum effectiveness in reducing measured mathematics anxiety was achieved when participants enrolled in a mathematics course and attended a multifaceted counseling support…

Results indicate that the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale and the Math Anxiety Scale measure similar components of mathematics-anxiety domain. Mathematics-anxiety scales and Fennema-Sherman scales of Confidence and Effectance Motivation measure similar affective domains and are approximately equal predictors of arithmetic performance. (Author)

Used correlational and confirmatory factor analytic techniques to examine the relationship between measures of the constructs of mathematics anxiety and test anxiety. Findings from 321 college students suggest that mathematics anxiety and test anxiety may be separate phenomena, although the conceptual uniqueness of mathematics anxiety requires…

The current study investigated the discreet task completion hypothesis presented by C. H. Skinner (2002) by investigating how the rate of interspersing affects performance on and preferences for academic assignments. Specifically, 70 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students were presented with four assignment pairs of multiplication problems.…

Cooperatively structured laboratory sessions were used to introduce undergraduate students to basic research methods and statistics. In a previous evaluation of the effects of this programme using self-report measures, mathematical self-concept was enhanced, but mathematics anxiety did not change. This study replicated the programme but included…

Developed an abbreviated version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS). Subjects were college students (n=517). The result was an internally consistent and reliable 25-item scale. (Author/ABL)

Investigated the relationships among Hackett's suggested variables of mathematics and career self-efficacy, perceived external support, mathematics background, and mathematics performance among male and female students selecting mathematics-based college majors. Self-efficacy beliefs, mathematics ability, mathematics anxiety, and level of support…

Health-care professionals in a degree program (n=54) averaged 60% on a mathematics test and expressed lack of confidence in their math ability. They most frequently described math in school as "frustrating." (SK)

Explores mathematical identity or self-concept through two classroom episodes in a senior high school class. (MM)

Attitudes toward mathematics are very important in the achievement and participation of students in mathematics. Declining national test scores in mathematics and dislike of mathematics have increased recognition of the problem of student attitudes. The purposes of this study were to develop an instrument to measure students' attitudes toward…

A survey instrument was developed to identify sources of mathematics anxiety among undergraduate business students in a statistics class. A number of statistics classes were selected at two colleges in Long Island, New York. A final sample of n=102 respondents indicated that there was a relationship between the mathematics grade in prior…

This paper reports on a study to see whether girls in middle school who took tests separately from boys did better than when they were tested together. A mathematics attitude and anxiety instrument was administered as part of the study to determine if either had any effect on test performance. Results indicate that boys were more anxious than…