Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or ...

"Math anxiety is just a persistent, negative emotional reaction to situations where math is involved or just perceived to be involved," Hatfield said.

The math anxiety equation: How to solve for confidence in math class Brian Dean, UnboundEd May 5, 2025 To conquer math anxiety, we must first help students believe they are capable learners of ...

A child’s early experiences with math can make a big difference in how they navigate numbers and solve mathematical problems ...

Math anxiety isn’t just about feeling nervous before a math test. It’s been well-known for decades that students who are anxious about math tend to do worse on math tests and in math classes ...

Through a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, math anxiety lights up the part of the brain related to pain and it shows up in the pain and fear networks.

Eventually, math anxiety can be a slippery slope: Anxiety leads to avoidance, which can lead to low performance, which in turn leads to more anxiety and the positive feedback loop of mathematical ...

For many people, math fears can be traced back to elementary school, and specifically, to timed tests and forced memorization, says Stanford University professor Jo Boaler. "Neuroscientists have shown ...

Math specialists say it is a pervasive issue in elementary classrooms, where educators are typically expected to teach every subject. It often leads to teachers spending less classroom time on math.

If you’ve used math in scientific contexts, you know that this is analogous to saying that 10 gallons is the same as 10 liters. Inflation changes the value of the dollar, the unit of measurement.

UD’s Jessica Namkung studies math anxiety among sixth graders and how it affects their performance in mathematics Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ ...