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标题：Exploring Mathematics Anxiety among Engineering students
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作者：Prima Vitasari ; Prima Vitasari ; Tutut Herawan 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2010
卷号：8
页码：482-489
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.066
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Mathematics anxiety is one of the psychological barriers that students encounter when they are performing a mathematics task. This study explores the source or factors related to mathematics anxiety among engineering students in Universiti Malaysia Pahang. A total 770 students participated in this survey. The finding indicated that mathematics anxiety among engineering students at Universiti Malaysia Pahang were manifested into five dimensions, namely; (a) Feel mathematic is difficult subject, (b) Always fail in mathematic, (c) Always writing down while mathematic class, (d) Anxious if don’t understand, and (e) Lose interest of mathematic. Details of statements under the dimensions also highlight the issues that are unique and not covered by the previous studies in mathematics anxiety. Furthermore, the differences towards mathematics anxiety base on gender and faculties were examined.
关键词：Mathematics anxiety;Engineering student;Gender