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Understanding Mathematics Anxiety: Investigating the experiences of UK primary and secondary school students

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Carey, Emma 
Devine, Amy 
Hill, Francesca 
Dowker, Ann 

Abstract

The project investigated individuals’ attitudes towards mathematics because of what could be referred to as a “mathematics crisis” in the UK. Evidence suggests that functional literacy skills amongst working-age adults are steadily increasing but the proportion of adults with functional maths skills equivalent to a GCSE grade C has dropped from 26% in 2003 to only 22% in 2011 (National Numeracy, 2014). This number is strikingly low compared with the 57% who achieved the equivalent in functional literacy skills (National Numeracy, 2014).

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mathematics learning, mathematics anxiety, mathematics development

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Centre for Neuroscience in Education

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Nuffield Foundation (41179)
James S McDonnell Foundation (220020370)