Monday, July 22, 2013

Can I measure Math Anxiety?



  If you have a problem with math anxiety, you might wonder about how your level of anxiety compares to other students across the country and around the world.  Several diagnostic tests have been designed to measure attitudes and levels of anxiety towards math.  One of the best known is the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS) by Richard M. Suinn of the Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute at Fort Collins, Colorado.  This test can be obtained from your local counselor or by writing to the Institute at Fort Collins.  Data to indicate the scores of other students from a variety of majors and colleges can also be obtained to allow you to compare your own scores to those of other students.  Other diagnostic tests that measure math anxiety are also available.  

No comments:

Post a Comment