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Math Anxiety in Primary School Students and Their Locus of Control

Summary/Abstract: Math anxiety is becoming an increasingly common symptom not only of high school students.Studies reveal its presence in varying intensity among primary school pupils. Experiencing successor learning difficulties in mathematics in this period determines the scope of developing sense ofcompetence and efficacy. The perception of mathematics, as well as Math anxiety in students withlearning difficulties may have connections with their sense of control. The aim of the research wasto find a relationship between Math anxiety and the sense of control in students of grade 4 (n = 48)and grades 6 (n = 50). In addition, in the study there was an inquiry about the differences in Mathanxiety, Math perception and locus of control between both an inquiry groups. Two tools wereused: 1) FSMAS-SF E. Fennema and J. Sherman (1976) to measure Math anxiety and Math perception; 2) Questionnaire of Locus of Control (KBPK; Krasowicz, Kurzyp-Wojnarska, 1990). Theanalysis showed no significant correlations between the Math anxiety and the locus of control inthe studied groups. There were no significant differences in the level of Math anxiety in bothgroups. On the other hand, there were significant differences in the perception of mathematics anda subjective assessment of the usefulness of mathematics in everyday life, perception of success inmathematics and the evaluation of the teacher of this subject. There were also significant differences in the loci of control in students of grade 4 (unsettled) and grade 6 (external). The obtainedresults may be an introduction to the implementation of cross-sectional research on Math anxietyand locus of control, in which it would be good to include a larger number of respondents frommany age groups.

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