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Kapitanoff, Susan; Pandey, Carol – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Whatever their major, students are often required to take at least one course in statistics. After graduation, statistics is a key skill in numerous workplace settings. However, for many, it is a particularly difficult course. One factor that may play a role is the lingering misconception that women are not as good as men in mathematics subjects…
Descriptors: Sex Stereotypes, Anxiety, Gender Differences, Underachievement
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Taylor, Bret A.; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2013
We investigated relationships between the learning environment and students' mathematics anxiety, as well as differences between the sexes in perceptions of learning environment and anxiety. A sample of 745 high-school students in 34 different mathematics classrooms in four high schools in Southern California was used to cross-validate the What Is…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Mathematics Instruction
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Taylor, Bret A.; Fraser, Barry J. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2012
Possible connections between, and sex differences in, mathematics anxiety and learning environment perceptions were investigated using quantitative and qualitative methods with 745 high school students in 34 different mathematics classrooms in four high schools in Southern California. The "What Is Happening In this Class?" (WIHIC)…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Mathematics Anxiety, Gender Differences, Statistical Analysis