Title: The Anxiety Equation: Decoding Students' Anxiety Levels and Building Resilience in Learning Mathematics Courses
Authors: Michael Angelo A. Legarde
Volume: 7
Issue: 12
Pages: 151-156
Publication Date: 2023/12/28
Abstract:
This quantitative study determines the anxiety levels of students when learning mathematics courses. This study also explored the different strategies employed by the students to cope with the challenges and adversities they encountered while attending mathematics classes. The quantitative analysis revolved around the 200 freshmen students at a state university in the Philippines. The data were gathered through a set of adapted questionnaires, and descriptive measures such as frequency, percentage, and means were used in analyzing the data gathered. The result of the study shows that severe and moderate levels of anxiety are mostly experienced by the respondents. Furthermore, the frequent learning strategies they have used to cope with the anxiety are the following: practice solving problems when they have time, discuss their difficulty in math with their classmates, and meet with a study partner outside the class to work on homework or prepare for a quiz, or during class review, clarify, solve problems, or encourage one another. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that there is a need to recognize the level of anxiety they are experiencing for them to be able to know the appropriate strategy to overcome it. Also, mathematics educators should consider innovative and interactive teaching strategies to make students' mathematics learning enjoyable and fun.