MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal)
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): MEJ Vol 8 No.2

Investigating the Level of Mathematics Anxiety among Junior High School Pupils

Koomson, David (Unknown)
Ohene Boateng, Francis (Unknown)
Kwesi Lotey, Ebenezer (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2024

Abstract

Mathematics is a fascinating and perplexing subject that is constantly evolving in a variety of scientific fields. Naturally, it is amazing and beautiful to use mathematics to solve a real-life problem and comprehend it. However, most people fear mathematics. The goal of this research was to explore Ghanaian Junior High School pupils' level of anxiety in mathematics at two different schools.. A Likert-Scale type of questionnaire on mathematics anxiety was given to 120 pupils who were randomly selected from the population to answer voluntarily. Descriptive and inferential analysis were both used to analysis the responses from the pupils. It was revealed that mathematics anxiety was reported to be high among junior high school pupils. It was also found that female pupils had greater levels of mathematics anxiety than male pupils. Practical recommendations are provided based on the findings of the study.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MEJ

Publisher

Subject

Mathematics

Description

MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal) is a journal that has a mission to publish the results of research, studies and / or innovation of quality in the field of education and learning from all aspects of mathematics education. To accelerate the transfromasi and implementation of science and technology ...