Cambios de ansiedad matemática en futuros maestros de educación primaria
- Ruiz Hidalgo, Juan Francisco
- Lupiáñez Gómez, José Luis
- del Río Cabeza, Aurora Inés
- Fernández, Pedro David
ISSN: 0214-0484
Year of publication: 2016
Issue: 23
Pages: 149-170
Type: Article
Abstract
Various investigations study high levels of math anxiety of preservice teachers and possible strategies to reduce them. Assuming that the training methodology influences these levels, we analyzed the evolution of mathematics anxiety of undergraduates in Primary Education of the University of Granada, due to the use of manipulatives in the classroom math practices.We perform an exploratory and descriptive, by using a questionnaire that measures the level of anxiety of 227 students. Eight of them were selected and monitored by audio recordings and interviews.The mean level of anxiety puts undergraduates at an average level of math anxiety. The subjects expressed the perception that practical sessions allow a reduction of mathematics anxiety, suggesting that this reduction is due to the use of a different traditional methodology.Since we detect a favorable evolution in math anxiety manifested as subjects become more involved in cooperative working and with manipulatives, we conjecture that working with this type of active methodology has strengthened its security to their performance in mathematics.
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