Mathematics anxiety and academic performance in university students
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Mathematical anxiety, academic performance, AMAS-C, social concern, and test anxiety.Abstract
The present research aims to address anxiety in mathematics and the performance of the faculties of Education Sciences, Social Sciences, Philosophy, and Humanities at the University of Bolivar. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between mathematical anxiety and academic performance in university students, in order to identify the different factors that contribute to mathematical anxiety and its effect on student achievement. The instrument used in this study was the Academic Anxiety Questionnaire (AMAS C), which allows for the evaluation of anxiety levels in individuals. The results obtained indicate that students in the Mathematics and Physics Pedagogy program have a high level of anxiety, thus confirming that they face difficulties in the field of mathematics according to different diagnoses used.
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