Mathematics anxiety in secondary students in England

Dyslexia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Chinn, Steve ^a  

^a Independent Maths LD/Dyscalculia Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyscalculia; Dyslexia; Maths anxiety; Maths learning difficulties; Mental arithmetic; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DYSLEXIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MATHEMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 65549105470     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.381     Document Type: Article

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