Math anxiety in second and third graders and its relation to mathematics achievement

Although the detrimental effects of math anxiety in adults are well understood, few studies have examined how it affects younger children who are beginning to learn math in a formal academic setting. Here, we examine the relationship between math anxiety and math achievement in 2nd and 3rd graders....

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Main Authors: Sarah eWu, Hitha eAmin, Maria eBarth, Vanessa eMalcarne, Vinod eMenon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00162/full