Mathematics anxiety remains low and does not change significantly during the first three school years¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Mean mathematics anxiety stayed low across grades 1–3 with no significant change over time. → Rawlings 2023

Evidence¶

Rawlings 2023¶

Rawlings, A. M., Niemivirta, M., Korhonen, J., Lindskog, M., Tuominen, H., & Mononen, R. (2023). Achievement emotions and arithmetic fluency – Development and parallel processes during the early school years. Preprint Version 3, Accepted for publication, 27 March 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2023.101776

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Univariate latent growth curve modeling of anxiety measured with the AEQ-ES at four time points in the same 232-student Norwegian sample. The article reports levels "remained low and did not change significantly", though individual differences in initial levels and slopes were significant.

"whereas the levels of MA remained low and did not change significantly during the three years (see, Figure 1). However, significant individual differences in both the initial levels and the slopes were observed in all achievement emotions"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Academic Anxiety — outcome: instruction changes it

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