Supplemental Practice and Diagnostic Assessment in an Applied College Algebra Course

Reciprocal Relationships between Mathematics Anxiety and Attitude towards Mathematics in Elementary Students

“…In addition, negative attitude towards mathematics is often associated with value, enjoyment and motivation of mathematics as well as students' confidence (Fennema & Sherman, 1976;Tapia & Marsh, 2004). These negative relations between these components often lead to poor engagement and low achievement of students (Mayes, Chase, & Walker, 2008). Results of the research studies reported a negative correlation between mathematics anxiety and low performance in mathematics, and negative attitudes towards mathematics (Fennema, 1977 It does appear that mathematics anxiety might be linked to elementary students' attitude towards mathematics.…”

Changing High School Students’ Attitudes Towards Mathematics in a Summer Camp: Happiness Matters

“…For instance, negative attitudes are positively associated with poor engagement with a course (Mayes, Chase, & Walker, 2008) and dropping out of the course (Ma & Williams, 1999). Moreover, despite the inconsistency of the empirical evidence (Ma & Kishor, 1997), there are also some studies that show a positive correlation between positive attitudes and achievement in mathematics (e.g., Nicolaidou & Philippou, 2003).…”

Actitud hacia la matemática de estudiantes en el curso Métodos Cuantitativos para Administración de Empresas

“…Específicamente, varios autores coinciden en señalar que existe una relación directa entre la actitud de los estudiantes hacia la matemática y el éxito en esta materia (Gamboa Araya & Moreira-Mora, 2017;Lin & Huang, 2016;Pyzdrowski et al, 2013). El tener actitudes negativas hacia la matemática se traduce en un pobre compromiso con la clase, lo que inevitablemente conduce al fracaso (Mayes et al, 2008).…”