The effect of using journal writing on ninth graders achievement, anxiety, and their attitudes toward mathematics

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The current study aimed at investigating the effect of using journal writing on ninth graders’ achievement, anxiety, and attitudes toward mathematics.

The study sample consisted of 70 ninth grade students, from two sections, assigned randomly to the experimental group which was taught by using journal writing, and a control group taught using traditional teaching methods.

Results of the study revealed that journal writing had a significant effect on improving students’ academic achievement in mathematics, whereas, it had no obvious effect on reducing students’ math anxiety or improving their attitudes toward mathematics.