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USING A MATHEMATICS FLUENCY INTERVENTION AS A METHOD OF REDUCING MATHEMATICS ANXIETY IN FEMALE STUDENTS

Mathews, Rachel Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1377534259

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2013, Specialist in Education, Miami University, Educational Psychology.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between mathematics fluency and mathematics anxiety in female elementary students. It was hypothesized that a mathematics fluency intervention (FASTT Math) would help students increase mathematics automaticity, and therefore decrease mathematics anxiety. Fourth grade female students' levels of mathematics anxiety were measured using the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale - Elementary (Suinn, Taylor, & Edwards, 1988). Students either received the FASTT Math intervention or typical classroom instruction. At the conclusion of the intervention, the subjects were reassessed using the MARS-E. Results indicated that students who completed the FASTT Math intervention did increase their automaticity, but did not experience significantly decreased levels of mathematics anxiety. This study supported the hypothesis that although female students typically perform at a similar level as their male peers in mathematics, they perceive their abilities as being significantly lower.
Raymond Witte, PhD (Committee Chair)
Susan Mosley-Howard, PhD (Committee Member)
Sally Lloyd, PhD (Committee Member)
46 p.
Education; Educational Psychology; Educational Technology; Gender; Gender Studies; Mathematics Education
mathematics anxiety; math anxiety; math anxiety girls; female math anxiety; math anxiety students; math fluency anxiety; girls math fluency; female math fluency; math fact fluency

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  • Mathews, R. E. (2013). USING A MATHEMATICS FLUENCY INTERVENTION AS A METHOD OF REDUCING MATHEMATICS ANXIETY IN FEMALE STUDENTS [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1377534259

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mathews, Rachel. USING A MATHEMATICS FLUENCY INTERVENTION AS A METHOD OF REDUCING MATHEMATICS ANXIETY IN FEMALE STUDENTS. 2013. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1377534259.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mathews, Rachel. "USING A MATHEMATICS FLUENCY INTERVENTION AS A METHOD OF REDUCING MATHEMATICS ANXIETY IN FEMALE STUDENTS." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1377534259

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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