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Math Anxiety, Working Memory, and Math Achievement in Early Elementary School

Ramirez, Gerardo, Gunderson, Elizabeth A., Levine, Susan C., Beilock, Sian L.·2013·Journal of Cognition and Development
DOI 10.1080/15248372.2012.664593
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Although math anxiety is associated with poor mathematical knowledge and low course grades (Ashcraft & Krause, Citation2007), research establishing a connection between math anxiety and math achievement has generally been conducted with young adults, ignoring the emergence of math anxiety in young children. In the current study, we explored whether math anxiety relates to young children's math achievement. One hundred and fifty-four first- and second-grade children (69 boys, 85 girls) were given a measure of math achievement and working memory (WM). Several days later, children's math anxiety was assessed using a newly developed scale. Paralleling work with adults (Beilock, Citation2008), we found a negative relation between math anxiety and math achievement for children who were higher but not lower in WM. High-WM individuals tend to rely on WM-intensive solution strategies, and these strategies are likely disrupted when WM capacity is co-opted by math anxiety. We argue that early identification and treatment of math anxieties is important because these early anxieties may snowball and eventually lead students with the highest potential (i.e., those with higher WM) to avoid math courses and math-related career choices.

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Authors
Ramirez, G., Gunderson, E. A., Levine, S. C., & Beilock, S. L.
Venue
Journal of Cognition and Development
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2013-04
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
187-202
ISSN
  • 1524-8372 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7647
DOI
10.1080/15248372.2012.664593
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en
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Ramirez, G., Gunderson, E. A., Levine, S. C., & Beilock, S. L. (2013). Math Anxiety, Working Memory, and Math Achievement in Early Elementary School. Journal of Cognition and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2012.664593

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