Investigating the Relationship among High School Students’ Mathematics Anxiety, Attitude towards Mathematics and Mathematics Achievement

Authors

  • Christina Anderson-waugh University of the West Indies,7 Mona Road, Kingdon7, Jamaica
  • Camieka Oliver University of the West Indies,7 Mona Road, Kingdon7, Jamaica

Keywords:

Attitude, Anxiety, data , achievement

Abstract

This research design is quantitative, cross-sectional survey design that investigated the relationships among 700 fourth-form students’ (aged 14 - 16 years) mathematics anxiety, attitude towards mathematics and their mathematics achievement. This study was conducted at a co-educational secondary school located in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The data related to students’ mathematics anxiety, attitude towards mathematics and mathematics achievement were collected with the use of modified shortened math anxiety scale (mAMAS), the Short Form attitude towards mathematics scale (ATMI-Short Form) and a teacher-made End-of-Term mathematics examination, respectively. This data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and Spearman rank order correlation. The results showed that there was a negative correlation and a non-significant between 4th-form students’ mathematics anxiety and their academic achievement, a medium significant positive correlation between 4th-form students’ attitude towards mathematics and their mathematics academic achievement, and a great significant negative correlation between 4th-form students’ attitude toward mathematics and their mathematics anxiety. However, the correlation was greater between students’ mathematics anxiety and their attitude towards mathematics.

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Anderson-waugh, C., & Oliver, C. (2025). Investigating the Relationship among High School Students’ Mathematics Anxiety, Attitude towards Mathematics and Mathematics Achievement. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 101(1), 202–238. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/11444

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