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Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur

This study examined the prevalence of Math anxiety among upper secondary students at a suburban private school in Kuala Lumpur. It also aimed to establish whether students’ Math anxiety would differ significantly by gender and level of study. The sample comprised 138 Form Four and Form Five studen...

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Main Authors: Abd Karim, Aishah Hanim, Hajar, Mohd Shah Nizam, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
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Language:English
Published: UPSI Press 2023
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LB1050.9 Educational psychology
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spelling my.iium.irep.1049932023-06-09T00:48:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/104993/ Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur Abd Karim, Aishah Hanim Hajar, Mohd Shah Nizam Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah LB1050.9 Educational psychology This study examined the prevalence of Math anxiety among upper secondary students at a suburban private school in Kuala Lumpur. It also aimed to establish whether students’ Math anxiety would differ significantly by gender and level of study. The sample comprised 138 Form Four and Form Five students who filled out an online questionnaire containing nine (9) Likert-type statements suggesting fear and discomfort towards various aspects of learning Mathematics. The data were analysed descriptively using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations, as well as inferentially using independent samples t-tests. Overall, the study found that less than one-third of the respondents reported experiencing Math anxiety, while the remaining two-thirds did not indicate so or were uncertain. The patterns of responses suggest that most upper form students at the suburban private school are not affected by Math anxiety. The t-test results also produced no statistically significant effects of gender and level of study. Girls reported slightly higher levels of anxiety towards Mathematics than did boys, but the gender difference did not account for any statistical significance, while Form Four and Form Five students had very similar reports of anxiety. The study recommended amending the Likert categories utilized for assessing Math anxiety so that the measure would be a more accurate representation of its prevalence among student groups. UPSI Press 2023-05-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/104993/7/104993_Prevalence%20of%20math%20anxiety%20among%20upper%20secondary%20students.pdf Abd Karim, Aishah Hanim and Hajar, Mohd Shah Nizam and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah (2023) Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur. Jurnal Pendidikan Sains dan Matematik Malaysia, 13 (1). pp. 52-63. ISSN 2232-0393 E-ISSN 2600-9307 https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/JPSMM/article/view/7940/4387
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Abd Karim, Aishah Hanim
Hajar, Mohd Shah Nizam
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur
description This study examined the prevalence of Math anxiety among upper secondary students at a suburban private school in Kuala Lumpur. It also aimed to establish whether students’ Math anxiety would differ significantly by gender and level of study. The sample comprised 138 Form Four and Form Five students who filled out an online questionnaire containing nine (9) Likert-type statements suggesting fear and discomfort towards various aspects of learning Mathematics. The data were analysed descriptively using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations, as well as inferentially using independent samples t-tests. Overall, the study found that less than one-third of the respondents reported experiencing Math anxiety, while the remaining two-thirds did not indicate so or were uncertain. The patterns of responses suggest that most upper form students at the suburban private school are not affected by Math anxiety. The t-test results also produced no statistically significant effects of gender and level of study. Girls reported slightly higher levels of anxiety towards Mathematics than did boys, but the gender difference did not account for any statistical significance, while Form Four and Form Five students had very similar reports of anxiety. The study recommended amending the Likert categories utilized for assessing Math anxiety so that the measure would be a more accurate representation of its prevalence among student groups.
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author Abd Karim, Aishah Hanim
Hajar, Mohd Shah Nizam
Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah
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title Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur
title_short Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur
title_full Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr Prevalence of math anxiety among upper secondary students at a private school in suburban Kuala Lumpur
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