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Article: Helping students get past Math anxiety: Math anxiety can begin as early as the fourth grade and peaks in middle school and high school. It can be caused by past classroom experiences, parental influences, and remembering poor past math performance.
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- Techniques
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- September 1, 2007
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SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF AMERICANS STOP studying math before they have completed the educational requirements for their career or job, according to the National Research Council. Math anxiety may pose a significant concern for high school career and technical education (CTE) students because many students who suffer from math anxiety have little confidence in their ability to do math, and tend to take the minimum number of required math courses; this greatly limits their career choice options.
Research shows that students who have high levels of math anxiety, have lower levels of math achievement and may be less likely to pursue math courses or math-related ...