Math anxiety: Past research, promising interventions, and a new interpretation framework
Mathematics anxiety is a pervasive issue in education that requires attention from both
educators and researchers to help students reach their full academic potential. This review …
educators and researchers to help students reach their full academic potential. This review …
Math performance and academic anxiety forms, from sociodemographic to cognitive aspects: A meta-analysis on 906,311 participants
The relationship between anxiety and mathematics has often been investigated in the
literature. Different forms of anxiety have been evaluated, with math anxiety (MA) and test …
literature. Different forms of anxiety have been evaluated, with math anxiety (MA) and test …
The gender-equality paradox in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
The underrepresentation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) fields is a continual concern for social scientists and policymakers …
mathematics (STEM) fields is a continual concern for social scientists and policymakers …
Gender stereotypes can explain the gender-equality paradox
The so-called “gender-equality paradox” is the fact that gender segregation across
occupations is more pronounced in more egalitarian and more developed countries. Some …
occupations is more pronounced in more egalitarian and more developed countries. Some …
The relation between mathematics anxiety and mathematics performance among school-aged students: A meta-analysis
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the relation between mathematics anxiety
(MA) and mathematics performance among school-aged students, and to identify potential …
(MA) and mathematics performance among school-aged students, and to identify potential …
The math anxiety-performance link: A global phenomenon
Demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals is on
the rise worldwide. To effectively meet this demand, many governments and private …
the rise worldwide. To effectively meet this demand, many governments and private …
The stereotype that girls lack talent: A worldwide investigation
Recent research has shown that there exist gender stereotypes that portray men as more
brilliant or inherently talented than women. We provide a large-scale multinational …
brilliant or inherently talented than women. We provide a large-scale multinational …
Girls' comparative advantage in reading can largely explain the gender gap in math-related fields
Gender differences in math performance are now small in developed countries and they
cannot explain on their own the strong underrepresentation of women in math-related fields …
cannot explain on their own the strong underrepresentation of women in math-related fields …
Development of children's math attitudes: Gender differences, key socializers, and intervention approaches
The relation of various math attitudes to math achievement has been extensively studied in
adolescents and adults. Recently, researchers have begun to examine the math attitude …
adolescents and adults. Recently, researchers have begun to examine the math attitude …
Do games reduce maths anxiety? A meta-analysis
In this paper, we present the first meta-analysis of the efficacy of game-based interventions
on reducing students' levels of maths anxiety. After searching for randomised studies …
on reducing students' levels of maths anxiety. After searching for randomised studies …