Mathematics anxiety and the primary school teacher: An exploratory study of the relationship between mathematics anxiety, mathematics teacher efficacy, and mathematics avoidance
| dc.contributor.author | Jaggernauth, Sharon Jacqueline | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-28T17:22:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-28T17:22:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-03-28 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study sought to clarify the relationship between mathematics anxiety, mathematics teacher efficacy, and mathematics avoidance among primary school teachers in Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected through a self-reporting questionnaire administered to 68 primary school teachers. Findings revealed that: 1) while mathematics anxiety and mathematics avoidance were not evident among the teachers in the sample, female teachers reported higher levels of mathematics anxiety and mathematics avoidance than males; 2) teachers reported that they believed that they taught mathematics effectively and that they were comfortable teaching mathematics; and 3) there was no significant relationship between three constructs - mathematics anxiety, mathematics teacher efficacy, and mathematics avoidance - and teacher variables of highest level of educational achievement, type of school, the number of years teaching, and current programme in which they were enrolled. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/12548 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mathematics anxiety | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mathematics teachers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Primary school teachers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Primary school mathematics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trinidad and Tobago | en_US |
| dc.title | Mathematics anxiety and the primary school teacher: An exploratory study of the relationship between mathematics anxiety, mathematics teacher efficacy, and mathematics avoidance | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |