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Anxiety and performance on mathematical problem solving of secondary two students in Singapore
Citation
Yeo, J. K. K. (2005). Anxiety and performance on mathematical problem solving of secondary two students in Singapore. The Mathematics Educator, 8(2), 71-83.
Abstract
Researchers have highlighted the significance of affective factors and their influences on problem-solving performance. Moreover, it was been reported that research on the cognitive processes in mathematical problem solving has been over-represented resulting in a neglect of non-cognitive factors such as emotions and anxiety. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify interrelationships among mathematics anxiety, test anxiety and problem-solving performance. A total of 621 Secondary 2 students from ten secondary schools in Singapore participated in the study. The data showed a positive relationship between mathematics anxiety and test anxiety. In addition, mathematics anxiety and performance on a nonroutine mathematical problem solving test showed a marginal linear relationship whereas test anxiety had almost no relationship with the performance on the nonroutine mathematical problem solving test.
Date Issued
2005
Publisher
Association of Mathematics Educators
Journal
The Mathematics Educator