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Tiêu đề

Communication students' mathematics anxiety: Implications for research methods instruction

Tác giả

Baus R.D.; Welch S.-A.

Năm xuất bản

2008

Source title

Communication Research Reports

Số trích dẫn

DOI

10.1080/08824090802440196

Liên kết

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84881623875&doi=10.1080%2f08824090802440196&partnerID=40&md5=4265ae955bde5e8361b8c4e843f3227b

Tóm tắt

This study examined indicators of math and speaking competence in three student major categories (N = 263). Communication (n = 178), business (n = 58), and liberal arts (n = 27) majors completed scales measuring math anxiety (Betz, 1978), math performance (Dowling, 1978), math self-efficacy, and public speaking apprehension (McCroskey, 1982). These variables explained 27.5% of the variance in reported major. Business majors had higher math performance and math self-efficacy scores and lower math anxiety scores than persons majoring in communication or liberal arts, whereas communication majors reported lower public speaking apprehension scores than business or liberal arts majors. Sex differences were found on all mathematics variables, with females scoring higher in math anxiety and lower in math self-efficacy and performance than males. Findings are examined for their implications concerning research methods instruction. © 2008, Eastern Communication Association.

Từ khóa

Math Anxiety; Math Self-efficacy; Public Speaking Apprehension; Research Methods Instruction

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