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Understanding the Relationship between Mathematics Anxiety and Math Fact Fluency in Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
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Pynn, Christina Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study investigated the predictive relationship between mathematics anxiety and mathematics performance using a more sensitive measure of performance, fluency. Fourth and fifth grade students completed a seven-page packed which included a demographic questionnaire, the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), a mixed math probe measuring…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
The Developmental Trajectories of Math Skills and Its Relation to Math Interest in Grades Three and Five
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Triinu Kilp-Kabel; Kaja Mädamürk – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Understanding math and the ability to use math in various situations can greatly contribute to a successful life. Different math skills are of importance for understanding and supporting math ability. In addition, math interest may influence math ability. We investigated the relationship between math conceptual and procedural skills, their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Cognitive Skills, Math-Related Emotions, and Beliefs Explaining Response to Arithmetic Fluency Intervention
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Tuire Koponen; Tuija Aro; Markku Leskinen; Pilvi Peura; Helena Viholainen; Mikko Aro – Journal of Experimental Education, 2024
We examined the associations of cognitive skills, math-related emotions and beliefs, and gender with responses to an arithmetic fluency intervention. Elementary school children with dysfluent arithmetic skills (N=69) participated in an arithmetic fluency intervention (with and without self-efficacy support) implemented in small groups in schools…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Thinking Skills, Intervention, Beliefs
Children's and Adults' Math Attitudes Are Differentiated by Number Type
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Sidney, Pooja G.; Thompson, Clarissa A.; Fitzsimmons, Charles; Taber, Jennifer M. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2021
People's attitudes toward mathematics are multifaceted. Across four studies, we found that children and adults have different attitudes about mathematics when asked specifically about whole numbers, as opposed to fractions. The vast majority of children and adults reported negative attitudes toward fractions despite having positive attitudes…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Childrens Attitudes, Adults
Children's and Adults' Math Attitudes Are Differentiated by Number Type
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Sidney, Pooja G.; Thompson, Clarissa A.; Fitzsimmons, Charles; Taber, Jennifer M. – Grantee Submission, 2019
People's attitudes toward mathematics are multifaceted. Across four studies, we found that children and adults have different attitudes about mathematics when asked specifically about whole numbers, as opposed to fractions. The vast majority of children and adults reported negative attitudes toward fractions despite having positive attitudes…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Childrens Attitudes, Adults
Differences in the Mathematics-Vocabulary Knowledge of Fifth-Grade Students with and without Learning Difficulties
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Forsyth, Suzanne R.; Powell, Sarah R. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2017
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the impact of mathematics and reading learning difficulties on the mathematics-vocabulary understanding of fifth-grade students. Students (n = 114) completed three measures: mathematics computation, general vocabulary, and mathematics vocabulary. Based on performance on the mathematics computation and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 5, Pilot Projects, Reading Difficulties