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The Role of Mathematics Anxiety and Attitudes in Adolescents' Intentions to Study Senior Science
Mathematical Confluences and Journeys: Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.370-377
MERGA44 - Mathematical Confluences and Journeys, 44th (Launceston, Australia, 03/07/2022–07/07/2022)
2022
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Abstract
In this study, we examined whether generalised mathematics anxiety, application of mathematics in science anxiety, and positive attitudes towards mathematics influenced adolescents' intentions to study biology, chemistry, and physics in Grades 11 and 12. Participants were 477 students in Grades 8-10 from two schools in Western Sydney. Girls reported higher levels of generalised mathematics anxiety and application of mathematics in science anxiety. Positive attitudes towards mathematics were a significant and positive predictor of students' intentions to study all science subjects, while application of mathematics in science anxiety was a negative predictor of students' intentions to study chemistry and physics.
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- Title
- The Role of Mathematics Anxiety and Attitudes in Adolescents' Intentions to Study Senior Science
- Creators
- Erin Mackenzie - Western Sydney UniversityKathryn Holmes - Western Sydney UniversityNathan Berger - Western Sydney University
- Publication Details
- Mathematical Confluences and Journeys: Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.370-377
- Conference
- MERGA44 - Mathematical Confluences and Journeys, 44th (Launceston, Australia, 03/07/2022–07/07/2022)
- Publisher
- The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc; Adelaide, Australia
- Number of pages
- 8
- Identifiers
- 991013328719302368
- Copyright
- © MERGA Inc. 2022
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding