Anxiety about Mathematics among University Students: A Multidimensional Study in the 21st Century

Autor/inn/en	Cumhur, Meryem; Tezer, Murat
Titel	Anxiety about Mathematics among University Students: A Multidimensional Study in the 21st Century
Quelle	In: Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 14 (2019) 2, S.222-231 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-905X
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Anxiety; College Students; Mathematics Teachers; Economics Education; Private Colleges; 21st Century Skills; High School Graduates; Low Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Business Administration Education; Student Attitudes; Vocational Schools; Elementary School Mathematics; Secondary School Mathematics; Stress Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wirtschaftskunde; Privathochschule; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung
Abstract	The aim of this research was to examine university students' anxiety about mathematics, teaching mathematics in the 21st century and the views on mathematics teachers. A total of 100 students studying in 10 different departments of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of a private university in the 2018-2019 academic years participated in this study. The data were collected by demographic questions, semi-structured open-ended questions consisting as well as questions about mathematics teaching in the 21st century prepared by the researchers and through the 'Mathematics Anxiety Scale'. According to the results, there were significant differences in terms of the mathematics anxiety level of students who graduated from high school those have low average maths grades. Meanwhile, an average level of anxiety was observed data collected from the students by using 'Mathematics Anxiety Scale'. Most students emphasised the fear of success and feeling stressful as the reasons for anxiety about maths. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01