Melvina N. Amalu & Achi Ndifon - Age and Mathematics Anxiety of Secondary School Students in Enugu State

Journal Name: REVIEW OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
                           Volume 2, Number 1
Publication Date: January, 2016,
Page: (1-8)

AGE AND MATHEMATICS ANXIETY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU STATE

Dr. Melvina N. Amalu

Department of Educational Foundations

University of Calabar, Calabar

+2348036723183

melvinaamalu@gmail.com

Achi Ndifon

Department of Educational Foundations

University of Calabar, Calabar

achindifon@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The study examined the influence of age on mathematics anxiety of Junior Secondary School Students in Enugu State. One research question and one research hypothesis guided the study. The research design was survey design. A total of six hundred and ninety-two (692) Junior Secondary Two (JSS2) students formed the sample for the study. Mathematics Anxiety Questionnaire (MAAQ) developed by the researchers was used for data collection. Analysis of variance statistical technique was employed for data analysis. The result revealed that age has influence on the mathematics anxiety of junior secondary school students. Based on the result, the study recommends among others, that age appropriate mathematics scheme should be adopted or built into curriculum for easier assimilation.

KEYWORDS: Age, Mathematics, math-phobia, math-anxiety

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