Mark H. Ashcraft defines math anxiety as "a feeling of tension, apprehension, or fear that interferes with math performance" (2002, p. 1). The first math anxiety measurement scale was developed by Richardson and Suinn in 1972.
Reducing Math Anxiety
Math makes a lot of people nervous. Is there any hope? Of course there is. Below are 10 helpful tips to help reduce the anxiety that math can cause.
Radford University. (n.d.). Reducing Math Anxiety. Retrieved August 1, 2017, from http://www.radford.edu/content/LARC/home/learning-guides/math/math-anxiety.html