Relationship between Mathematics Anxiety among Secondary School Students with School Type and Parental Education.

Devyani Awasthi; Dr. Ali Imam; Gyan Pratap Singh

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015

Relationship between Mathematics Anxiety among Secondary School Students with School Type and Parental Education.

Devyani Awasthi, Dr. Ali Imam, Gyan Pratap Singh

Abstract :

The study proposes and confirms a set of independent variables (School Type and Parental Education) and its effect on dependent variable is mathematics anxiety. The sample size is limited to 500 secondary school students. The tool used in the Mathematics anxiety scale (MAS) and A Personal and Environmental Factors Assessment Questionnaire and the data was analyzed using computation of means and standard deviation, computation of standard error and use of t –test for measuring the significant of the difference between the means. Students studying in government schools are found to be more anxious than those studying in private schools. There was significant difference found in anxiety levels between students of government schools and that of private schools. There was significant difference found in anxiety levels of students having parents with different levels of education. In case of both father and mother, the children whose parents that are not educated or less education are more anxious than those who have both or one of mother and father having higher level of education.