Administered the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale to Introductory Statistics college students. A high mathematics anxiety was associated with lower performance on a statistics examination. Classroom stress-coping intervention reduced anxiety and physiological stress responses, but did not improve academic performance. (Author/KS)

This investigation assesses the relative efficacy of three intervention strategies for reducing mathematics anxiety and enhancing mathematics performance in college students. Findings suggest that the cue-controlled relaxation technique is a potentially viable intervention. (Author/AL)

Math anxiety, or mathophobia, is an irrational fear of mathematics which interferes with the manipulation of numbers. In mild forms it may be only an annoyance, but severe forms may result in total avoidance of numerical operations, with accompanying fears and stress. Three methods for dealing with math anxiety have been developed by various…

Contends that most students have potential to be successful in college level mathematics course if they develop requisite skills, self-motivation, and confidence to overcome academic deficiencies and memories of past negative learning experiences. Sees counselor as potentially useful in providing assessment and intervention strategies to deal with…

Since its inception, Project Mathematics Anxiety Reduction Training (Project MART) has assisted community college students enrolled in career programs attain sufficient skill and confidence in mathematics so as not to limit their occupational options. Given the realities of the community college, MART has attempted to inform faculty about the role…

Mathematics anxiety and competence of 57 Anglo and Hispanic pre-service teachers were measured before and after a 30-hour workshop using the training program EQUALS. Students were divided into three groups: elementary, secondary, and library media. Students in the library media class served as the control group; the other two groups were the…