There are some factors besides prior negative experiences with math that can contribute to suffer this kind of anxiety.
- Bad grade school and/or high school teachers
- Lack of encouragement from parents or teachers
- Lack of positive roles
- Ethnic and/or gender stereotypes
- Math problems being used as punishment in grade school
There are, also, some other factors that are not link with math directly.
These are:
- Pressure of taking timed tests
- The feeling of looking or feeling "stupid" in front of others.
- Students being placed at the wrong ability level in their math courses ( Too high - The student will likely feel overwhelmed in their math courses. Too low - The student may feel frustrated by the pace of the course.
- Lack of preparedness
** According to Sheila Tobias (1993), millions of adults are blocked from professional and personal opportunities because they fear or perform poorly in mathematics. For many, these negative experiences remain throughout their adult lives
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