This study was intended to investigate the relationships among the math anxety, math achievement, and school achievement for the middle school students. Data were collected from 682 students from 3 middle schools in Dae-jon Metropolis.
The findings o...
This study was intended to investigate the relationships among the math anxety, math achievement, and school achievement for the middle school students. Data were collected from 682 students from 3 middle schools in Dae-jon Metropolis.
The findings of this study were as follows:
First, gender differences in math anxiety were found to be statistically significant(p<.01). Male students scored highly as compared to the female students. However, no grade differences were founded.
Second, gender and grade differences in some areas of school adjustment were found to be statistically significant. That is, gender differences in some area as cognitive skills and class participation were significant(p<.01), whereas grade differences in some areas as teacher relations, peer relations, and class participation were significant(p<.001).
Third, The lower group has shown the lower achievement for both male and female students. Same results were founded for the all graders. However, interaction effects of either gender or grade and math anxiety levels on math achievement were not found to be statistically significant.
Forth, statistically significant differences were founded in some areas of school adjustment depending upon the math anxiety levels. However, an interaction effect of gender math anxiety levels on math achievement was found to be statistically significant only in the area of self-control.
Following conclusions were drawn from the findings of this study.
First, the math anxiety is significantly related to student's gender, but not to grade variable.
Second, both gender and grade variables are partially related to the school adjustment.
Third, the math anxiety is negatively related to the math achievement for the both male and female student groups.
Forth, the math anxiety is negatively related to the school adjustment for both the male and female student groups.
Some educational implications of the findings and further research were suggested.