Title of article
Correlational Analyses Between Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement Among Vocational College Students
Author/Authors
Rameli, Mohd Rustam Mohd Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Kosnin, Azlina Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Said, Hamdan Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Tajuddin, Norashuha Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Abdul Karim, Noriadah Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Van, Nguyen Thuy Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia
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117
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Abstract
Students with mathematics anxiety have always been found different from their non-anxious peers on measures of mathematics performance. The current study investigated the phenomenon of mathematics anxiety among vocational college students and its relationship with mathematics achievement. A total of 150 second year students were selected to complete the mathematics anxiety scale. Relative mean analysis indicated that 50% (n=75) of the samples were categorized as mathematics anxiety students. Bivariate correlation analysis revealed that a significant negative correlation exists between mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement. The results of simple regression showed that mathematics anxiety was a significant predictor of mathematics achievement. Findings of this study suggest that the phenomenon of mathematics anxiety among vocational college students should be addressed in order to ensure that they can perform well in mathematics courses and thus achieve their aims to graduate successfully.
Keywords
Mathematics anxiety , mathematics achievement , vocational college
Journal title
Jurnal Teknologi :F
Journal title
Jurnal Teknologi :F
Record number
2716627
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