Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi

The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety...

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Main Author: Mohammad Miqdadi, Ruba
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Language:English
Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13103/
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spelling uitm-131032016-06-30T08:08:27Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13103/ Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi Mohammad Miqdadi, Ruba Secondary education. High school teaching QA Mathematics The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety among high school students ofboth communities. A total of 1,386 high school students in the United States and Jordan participated in main study. This study showed that Jordanian high school students exhibited a significantly higher mathematics anxiety than United States high school students. Furthermore, the study revealed that female high schooLstudents in the United States acquired a significantly higher mathematics anxiety level than males. Another finding of this study was that males in Jordan had a significantly higher leveL of mathematics anxiety than males in the United States. The findings and educational implications ofthe study are discussed in light ofthe cultural difference between the two communities. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13103/1/AJ_RUBA%20MOHAMMAD%20MIQDADI%20SMRJ%20%2012%201.pdf Mohammad Miqdadi, Ruba (2012) Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi. Social and Management Research Journal, 9 (2). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1675-7017
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Mohammad Miqdadi, Ruba
Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
description The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety among high school students ofboth communities. A total of 1,386 high school students in the United States and Jordan participated in main study. This study showed that Jordanian high school students exhibited a significantly higher mathematics anxiety than United States high school students. Furthermore, the study revealed that female high schooLstudents in the United States acquired a significantly higher mathematics anxiety level than males. Another finding of this study was that males in Jordan had a significantly higher leveL of mathematics anxiety than males in the United States. The findings and educational implications ofthe study are discussed in light ofthe cultural difference between the two communities.
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title Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
title_short Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
title_full Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
title_fullStr Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
title_full_unstemmed Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan / Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi
title_sort cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in illinois usa and jordan / ruba mohammad miqdadi
publisher Research Management Institute (RMI)
publishDate 2012
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13103/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13103/1/AJ_RUBA%20MOHAMMAD%20MIQDADI%20SMRJ%20%2012%201.pdf
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