Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ704967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun-1
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Decreasing Math Anxiety in College Students
Perry, Andrew B.
College Student Journal, v38 n2 p321 Jun 2004
This paper examines the phenomenon of mathematics anxiety in contemporary college and university students. Forms of math anxiety range from moderate test anxiety to extreme anxiety including physiological symptoms such as nausea. For each of several types of math anxiety, one or more case studies is analyzed. Selected strategies for coping with math anxiety are included. Some students' own ideas are presented along with analysis from leading experts in the subject of math anxiety.
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Coping, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Instruction, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Test Anxiety
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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