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The Relationship Between Math Anxiety and Self-Efficacy on the Basic Mathematical Ability of Prospective Elementary School Teachers Lintang Analisa Ekasari; Fery Muhamad Firdaus; Anwar Senen
International Journal of Learning Reformation in Elementary Education Vol. 5 No. 01 (2026): International Journal of Learning Reformation in Elementary Education
Publisher : The Indonesian Institute of Science and Technology Research

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56741/IISTR.ijlree.001670

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This study aims to analyze the relationship between math anxiety and self-efficacy on the basic mathematical abilities of prospective elementary school teachers. The study used a correlational quantitative approach with 282 students from five state universities in Indonesia. The instruments consisted of a math anxiety scale, a self-efficacy scale, and a basic mathematical ability test, all of which had been tested for validity and reliability. Descriptive analysis results show that self-efficacy is in the high category (M = 70.44; SD = 11.21), math anxiety is in the moderate category (M = 29.35; SD = 6.33), and basic mathematical ability is in the good category (M = 19.04; SD = 3.69). Pearson's correlation analysis revealed that self-efficacy was negatively and significantly related to math anxiety (r = –0.436, p < 0.001) and positively related to basic mathematical ability (r = 0.304, p < 0.001). Meanwhile, math anxiety had a weak negative relationship with basic mathematical ability (r = –0.175, p = 0.003). Multiple linear regression results show that self-efficacy has a significant effect on basic mathematical ability (β = 0.281, p < 0.001), while math anxiety has no significant effect (β = –0.053, p = 0.402), with a model contribution of 9.5% (R² = 0.095). Math anxiety is negatively correlated with basic mathematical ability but becomes non-significant when self-efficacy is included in the regression model, indicating an indirect effect. These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening self-efficacy in teacher education to improve prospective elementary school teachers’ mathematical competence.
Analysis of the profile of basic mathematical skills and misconceptions of prospective elementary school teachers Lintang Analisa Ekasari; Fery Muhamad Firdaus; Syarifah Anjani Pawestri
Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu Pendidikan Vol. 18 No. 2 (2025): July–December
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21831/jpip.v18i2.93196

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This study aims to analyze the profile of basic mathematical skills and misconceptions of prospective elementary school teachers (PGSD students) and to describe the relationship between these two constructs. Using a descriptive quantitative approach, data were collected from 282 PGSD students from five state universities through a basic mathematics ability test, an error analysis sheet, and a misconception classification rubric that had been validated by experts and tested for reliability. Descriptive statistics were applied to map students’ abilities across five domains (numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis/probability), while qualitative error analysis was employed to identify conceptual, procedural, misinterpretation, and careless errors as indicators of misconceptions. The findings show that students’ basic mathematical skills are generally in the moderate category, with the highest mean score in geometry and the lowest in algebra, and that conceptual errors (44.1%) are the most dominant, especially in numbers and operations and algebra. The analysis further reveals a clear pattern that lower levels of basic mathematical skills are associated with higher levels of misconception, indicating that misconceptions are rooted in weak conceptual understanding rather than mere carelessness. This study contributes to the field of education by offering an integrated empirical profile of basic skills and misconceptions among prospective elementary school teachers as a basis for developing diagnostic assessments and strengthening PGSD curricula that emphasize conceptual understanding in basic mathematics learning.