Mathematics Anxiety in Black Caribbean and white working class students

数学焦虑是一种关于学习和做数学的学业焦虑。在大样本和国家一级，MA与数学成绩呈负相关。MA在女性学生中比男性学生更强，许多数学表现良好的学生也有很高的MA。MA可能在阻碍教育进步方面发挥关键作用，在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域进行重大职业选择。该项目旨在调查加勒比黑人和白色工人阶级中学生的文学硕士。目前，我们对这些人群中的MA知之甚少，这些人群最不可能追求更高水平的STEM研究。我们的目标是招募和测试400名学生的问卷，电脑测试和80名学生的子样本也将被采访有关数学学习的经验。研究结果将为理论提供信息，并有助于为学校提供教育和心理健康干预建议。

Maths anxiety (MA) is an academic anxiety about learning and doing mathematics. MA correlates negatively with maths performance in large samples and at the country level. MA is stronger in female than in male students and many mathematically well performing students also have high MA. MA may play key role in blocking educational progress towards mathematics-heavy career choices in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The project aims to investigate MA in Black Caribbean and white working-class secondary school students. Currently we know strikingly little about MA in these population groups which are the least likely to pursue higher level STEM studies. We will aim to recruit and test 400 students with questionnaires, computerized tests and a subsample of 80 students would also be interviewed about mathematical learning experiences. Results will inform theory and will contribute to providing educational and mental health intervention recommendations for schools.