Math anxiety levels do not differ significantly by gender among third graders¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? An independent samples t-test found no significant difference in math anxiety between girls and boys. → Yılmaz Mutlu 2019

Evidence¶

Yılmaz Mutlu 2019¶

Yılmaz Mutlu. (2019). Math Anxiety in Students With and Without Math Learning Difficulties. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 11(5), 471-475. https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2019553343

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Independent samples t-test comparing math anxiety of 148 girls (M= 1.55, Sd= 0.38) and 140 boys (M= 1.47, Sd= 0.37). "no significant difference between the averages" was found, so data were combined for subsequent analyses.

"The findings of the math anxiety scores by gender of the study found no significant difference between the averages [t(286)= 1.790, p< .05]."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• No significant gender differences on anxiety or reading measures at either time point — a broader claim this one bears on
• Across nations, boys outperform girls in mathematics by a small average margin while girls outperform boys in reading by a margin three times larger — related
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• Boys outperform girls on the final two-digit number test in this sample — related