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dc.contributor.authorSanci, Rosemary
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-21T14:03:29Z
dc.date.available2014-04-21T14:03:29Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-21
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/5378
dc.description.abstractThis research evaluated (a) the correlation between math anxiety, math attitudes, and achievement in math and (b) comparison among these variables in terms of gender among grade 9 students in a high school located in southern Ontario. Data were compiled from participant responses to the Attitudes Toward Math Inventory (ATMI) and the Math Anxiety Rating Scale for Adolescents (MARS-A), and achievement data were gathered from participants’ grade 9 academic math course marks and the EQAO Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics. Nonparametric tests were conducted to determine whether there were relationships between the variables and to explore whether gender differences in anxiety, attitudes, and achievement existed for this sample. Results indicated that math anxiety was not related to math achievement but was a strong correlate of attitudes toward math. A strong positive relationship was found between math attitudes and achievement in math. Specifically, self-confidence in math, enjoyment of math, value of math, and motivation were all positive correlates of achievement in math. Also, results for gender comparisons were nonsignificant, indicating that gender differences in math anxiety, math attitudes, and math achievement scores were not prevalent in this group of grade 9 students. Therefore, attitudes toward math were considered to be a stronger predictor of performance than math anxiety or gender for this group.en_US
dc.subjectmath anxietyen_US
dc.subjectattitudes toward mathen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjectmath achievementen_US
dc.titleCorrelation Among Math Anxiety, Attitudes Toward Math, and Math Achievement in Grade 9 Students: Relationships Across Genderen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-07T02:07:43Z


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