Decreasing Math Anxiety in College Students.

By Andrew B. Perry. 2004

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Exploring rural high school learners' experience of mathematics anxiety in academic settings (2012, background): “…that mathematics anxiety refers to a person’s feelings of tension and anxiety that interfere with the manipulation of numbers and the solving of mathematical problems in a wide variety of ordinary and academic settings (Khatoon & Mahmood, 2010; Leppavirta, 2011; Newstead, 1995; 2006; Perry, 2004).”
Learning to relax: Evaluating four brief interventions for overcoming the negative emotions accompanying math anxiety (2013, background): “An estimated majority (Perry, 2004) of college students exhibit math anxiety, characterized by feelings of fear and tension in anticipation of situations demanding the application of mathematics knowledge (Ashcraft, 2002).”
Exploring Mathematics Anxiety: Mathematics Students’ Experiences (2014, background): “…that mathematics anxiety refers to a person’s feelings of tension and anxiety that interfere with the manipulation of numbers and the solving of mathematical problems in a wide variety of ordinary and academic settings (Khatoon & Mahmood, 2010; Leppavirta, 2011; Newstead, 2006; Perry, 2004).”
Teacher Immediacy and Decreased Student Quantitative Reasoning Anxiety: The Mediating Effect of Perception (2015, background): “It has been suggested that as much as 85% of college students experience at least mild math anxiety (Iossi, 2007; Perry, 2004).”