Anxious low achievers: a large class of children shows low math achievement and the highest math anxiety despite average numerosity¶
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q3 i? The second largest class (n = 149) had average numerosity, low math achievement, and the highest math anxiety (0.57 SD above average). → Hart 2015
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Hart 2015¶
Hart, Sara A.; Logan, Jessica A.R.; Thompson, Lee; Kovas, Yulia; McLoughlin, Gráinne; & Petrill, Stephen A. (2015). A latent profile analysis of math achievement, numerosity, and math anxiety in twins. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000045
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In the five-class LPA solution, class 5 (Anxious Low Achievers, n = 149) showed average numerosity performance but low math achievement and math anxiety 0.57 SD above the sample mean; the causal direction of the anxiety-achievement link is unknown by design.
"The second largest extracted class (n = 149) indicated average performance for numerosity, yet low performance for math achievement. They were also notable for having the highest math anxiety levels (0.57 SD above average)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Academic Anxiety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Affect Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- No group of high-performing children also showed high math anxiety in this sample — related
- The relation between low numerosity and low math achievement is inconsistent across struggling profiles — related
- Latent profile analysis of 12-year-old twins identifies five distinct profiles of math achievement, numerosity, and math anxiety — a broader claim this one bears on
- The majority (77%) of children with high mathematics anxiety have average or above-average mathematics performance — related
- Children with MLD report higher learning mathematics anxiety than LA, TA, and HA peers, but not higher evaluation anxiety — related
- High achievers show the lowest math anxiety and MLD students the highest across achievement groups — related
- Math anxiety differs significantly across achievement groups, with MLD students not differing from low achievers — related
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