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Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach

Mathematics anxiety is prevalent in Nigeria where students have a fear of the subject. Much research has been conducted on the level of mathematics anxiety, the differences between the genders, and its relationship with performance. However, little has been done on the factors for mathematics anxiet...

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Main Authors: Garba, Aliyu, Ismail, Norulhuda, Osman, Sharifah, Mohd. Rameli, Mohd. Rustam
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LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91310/1/SharifahOsman2020_ExploringPeerEffectonMathematicsAnxiety.pdf
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spelling my.utm.913102021-06-30T12:07:35Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91310/ Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach Garba, Aliyu Ismail, Norulhuda Osman, Sharifah Mohd. Rameli, Mohd. Rustam LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools Mathematics anxiety is prevalent in Nigeria where students have a fear of the subject. Much research has been conducted on the level of mathematics anxiety, the differences between the genders, and its relationship with performance. However, little has been done on the factors for mathematics anxiety, and even less on peers' contribution towards mathematics anxiety. The photovoice approach was applied to capture peers' speech and behaviour, which can intensify or minimize mathematics anxiety. The findings revealed that peers' behaviour, such as poor students causing trouble and intelligent students dominating the lesson, and speech, such as using frightening and discouraging statements in the mathematics classroom, has a direct effect on intensifying mathematics anxiety. However, the findings also showed that peer behaviour, such as achievement of peers and group discussions, and speech, such as positive advice, also minimize mathematics anxiety among students. It can be concluded that peers in their day-to-day interaction can have an effect on students' mathematics anxiety. Modestum LTD 2020-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91310/1/SharifahOsman2020_ExploringPeerEffectonMathematicsAnxiety.pdf Garba, Aliyu and Ismail, Norulhuda and Osman, Sharifah and Mohd. Rameli, Mohd. Rustam (2020) Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16 (2). ISSN 1305-8215 http://dx.doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112622 DOI:10.29333/ejmste/112622
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topic LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
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Garba, Aliyu
Ismail, Norulhuda
Osman, Sharifah
Mohd. Rameli, Mohd. Rustam
Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach
description Mathematics anxiety is prevalent in Nigeria where students have a fear of the subject. Much research has been conducted on the level of mathematics anxiety, the differences between the genders, and its relationship with performance. However, little has been done on the factors for mathematics anxiety, and even less on peers' contribution towards mathematics anxiety. The photovoice approach was applied to capture peers' speech and behaviour, which can intensify or minimize mathematics anxiety. The findings revealed that peers' behaviour, such as poor students causing trouble and intelligent students dominating the lesson, and speech, such as using frightening and discouraging statements in the mathematics classroom, has a direct effect on intensifying mathematics anxiety. However, the findings also showed that peer behaviour, such as achievement of peers and group discussions, and speech, such as positive advice, also minimize mathematics anxiety among students. It can be concluded that peers in their day-to-day interaction can have an effect on students' mathematics anxiety.
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author Garba, Aliyu
Ismail, Norulhuda
Osman, Sharifah
Mohd. Rameli, Mohd. Rustam
author_facet Garba, Aliyu
Ismail, Norulhuda
Osman, Sharifah
Mohd. Rameli, Mohd. Rustam
author_sort Garba, Aliyu
title Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach
title_short Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach
title_full Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach
title_fullStr Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach
title_full_unstemmed Exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of Sokoto State, Nigeria through photovoice approach
title_sort exploring peer effect on mathematics anxiety among secondary school students of sokoto state, nigeria through photovoice approach
publisher Modestum LTD
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91310/1/SharifahOsman2020_ExploringPeerEffectonMathematicsAnxiety.pdf
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