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Book/Printed Material Mathematical and statistics anxiety : educational, social, developmental and cognitive perspectives

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Title

  • Mathematical and statistics anxiety : educational, social, developmental and cognitive perspectives

Summary

  • Mathematical anxiety is a feeling of tension, apprehension or fear which arises when a person is faced with mathematical content. The negative consequences of mathematical anxiety are well-documented. Students with high levels of mathematical anxiety might underperform in important test situations, they tend to hold negative attitudes towards mathematics, and they are likely to opt out of elective mathematics courses, which also affects their career opportunities. Although at the university level many students do not continue to study mathematics, social science students are confronted with the fact that their disciplines involve learning about statistics - another potential source of anxiety for students who are uncomfortable with dealing with numerical content. Research on mathematical anxiety is a truly interdisciplinary field with contributions from educational, developmental, cognitive, social and neuroscience researchers. While authors must ensure that papers fall within the scope of the section, as expressed in its mission statement, with a primary focus on psychology theory, they are encouraged to draw from these fields as well, where relevant, so as to enrich their papers. The aim of this Research Topic is to facilitate the interaction between researchers from different backgrounds.

Names

  • Maloney, Erin Anne, editor.
  • Mammarella, Irene C., editor.
  • Morsanyi, Kinga, editor.
  • Primi, Caterina, editor.
  • Sz ucs, D enes, editor.
  • Tomasetto, Carlo, editor.

Created / Published

  • [Lausanne, Switzerland] : Frontiers Media SA, [2017]
  • 2017

Headings

  • -  Math anxiety
  • -  Mathematics--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects

Genre

  • Electronic books

Notes

  • -  "Published in : Frontiers in Psychology."
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (journal.frontiersin WWW site, viewed August 13, 2020).

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • QA11.2

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020405285

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Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Maloney, Erin Anne, Irene C Mammarella, Kinga Morsanyi, Caterina Primi, D Enes Sz Ucs, and Carlo Tomasetto, editor. Mathematical and Statistics Anxiety: Educational, Social, Developmental and Cognitive Perspectives. [Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media SA, 2017] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020405285/.

APA citation style:

Maloney, E. A., Mammarella, I. C., Morsanyi, K., Primi, C., Sz Ucs, D. E. & Tomasetto, C., editor. (2017) Mathematical and Statistics Anxiety: Educational, Social, Developmental and Cognitive Perspectives. [Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media SA] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020405285/.

MLA citation style:

Maloney, Erin Anne, et al., editor. Mathematical and Statistics Anxiety: Educational, Social, Developmental and Cognitive Perspectives. [Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media SA, 2017] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020405285/>.