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Area of Science:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Mathematics Education

Background:

  • The common assumption is that mathematically talented students experience minimal mathematics anxiety.
  • Understanding mathematics anxiety is crucial for supporting student success in STEM fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate mathematics anxiety levels in mathematically gifted students.
  • To explore the relationship between mathematics anxiety, academic performance, and demographics in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale to students in an early college entrance program.
  • Compared anxiety scores to unselected college students and physics majors.
  • Analyzed correlations between anxiety, grades, and Scholastic Aptitude Test - Mathematics (SAT-M) scores, stratified by gender.

Main Results:

  • Talented students reported lower math anxiety than general college students but higher than physics majors.
  • No significant overall correlation was found between math anxiety and grades or SAT-M scores.
  • For males only, higher verbal scores and grades correlated with lower math anxiety; this was not observed in females.
  • A non-significant trend indicated higher math anxiety in females compared to males.

Conclusions:

  • Mathematically talented students are not immune to mathematics anxiety.
  • The relationship between math anxiety and academic achievement may be gender-specific.
  • Further research is needed to understand the nuances of math anxiety in gifted populations.