Math Self-Assessment, but Not Negative Feelings, Predicts Mathematics Performance of Elementary School Children
Joint Authors
Micheli, Letícia Rettore
Haase, Vitor Geraldi
Júlio-Costa, Annelise
Wood, Guilherme
Oliveira, Lívia de Fátima Silva
Pinheiro-Chagas, Pedro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Mathematics anxiety has been associated to performance in school mathematics.
The association between math anxiety and psychosocial competencies as well as their specific contribution to explain school mathematics performance are still unclear.
In the present study, the impact of sociodemographic factors, psychosocial competencies, and math anxiety on mathematics and spelling performance was examined in school children with and without mathematics difficulties.
The specific contributions of psychosocial competencies (i.e., general anxiety and attentional deficits with hyperactivity) and math anxiety (i.e., self-assessment in mathematics) to school mathematics performance were found to be statistically independent from each other.
Moreover, psychosocial competencies—but not math anxiety—were related also to spelling performance.
These results suggest that psychosocial competencies are more related to general mechanisms of emotional regulation and emotional response towards academic performance, while mathematics anxiety is related to the specific cognitive aspect of self-assessment in mathematics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haase, Vitor Geraldi& Júlio-Costa, Annelise& Pinheiro-Chagas, Pedro& Oliveira, Lívia de Fátima Silva& Micheli, Letícia Rettore& Wood, Guilherme. 2012. Math Self-Assessment, but Not Negative Feelings, Predicts Mathematics Performance of Elementary School Children. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haase, Vitor Geraldi…[et al.]. Math Self-Assessment, but Not Negative Feelings, Predicts Mathematics Performance of Elementary School Children. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haase, Vitor Geraldi& Júlio-Costa, Annelise& Pinheiro-Chagas, Pedro& Oliveira, Lívia de Fátima Silva& Micheli, Letícia Rettore& Wood, Guilherme. Math Self-Assessment, but Not Negative Feelings, Predicts Mathematics Performance of Elementary School Children. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513415
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513415