The Link between Math Anxiety and Math Achievement: The Role of Afterschool Learning
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| Title: | The Link between Math Anxiety and Math Achievement: The Role of Afterschool Learning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Seowon Song, Tianyu Li, Michaela Quintero, Zhe Wang |
| Source: | Journal of Numerical Cognition. 2023 9(3):418-432. |
| Availability: | Leibniz Institute for Psychology. Universitatsring 15, Trier, 54296, Germany. e-mail: support@psychopen.eu; Web site: https://jnc.psychopen.eu |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Contract Number: | DRL1750025 DRL2244865 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 3 Primary Education Grade 4 Intermediate Grades Grade 5 Middle Schools Grade 6 Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Homework, Mathematics Tests, Student Behavior, Extracurricular Activities, Home Study |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale |
| ISSN: | 2363-8761 |
| Abstract: | The present study tested the learning avoidance model by examining the degree to which learning avoidance in various afterschool settings mediated the negative association between math anxiety and math achievement. Participants consisted of 207 third to sixth graders. Using a path model, findings showed that students' math anxiety was negatively associated with both standardized math achievement test scores and parent-reported math school grades. Additionally, higher math anxiety was associated with more negative homework behaviors and less frequent participation in math-related extracurricular activities. Finally, the association between math anxiety and math achievement was partially mediated by negative math homework behaviors and participation in math extracurricular activities. Effort in math exam preparation did not contribute to explaining the association between math anxiety and math achievement. Overall, these findings support the learning avoidance model and suggest that avoidance behaviors in everyday learning in the afterschool setting may contribute to explaining the undesired math achievement among highly math anxious students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/CRJM4 |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1411511 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The present study tested the learning avoidance model by examining the degree to which learning avoidance in various afterschool settings mediated the negative association between math anxiety and math achievement. Participants consisted of 207 third to sixth graders. Using a path model, findings showed that students' math anxiety was negatively associated with both standardized math achievement test scores and parent-reported math school grades. Additionally, higher math anxiety was associated with more negative homework behaviors and less frequent participation in math-related extracurricular activities. Finally, the association between math anxiety and math achievement was partially mediated by negative math homework behaviors and participation in math extracurricular activities. Effort in math exam preparation did not contribute to explaining the association between math anxiety and math achievement. Overall, these findings support the learning avoidance model and suggest that avoidance behaviors in everyday learning in the afterschool setting may contribute to explaining the undesired math achievement among highly math anxious students. |
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| ISSN: | 2363-8761 |
