Mathematics for maths anxious tertiary students: integrating the cognitive and affective domains using interactive multimedia
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Article Title | Mathematics for maths anxious tertiary students: integrating the cognitive and affective domains using interactive multimedia |
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ERA Journal ID | 20805 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Taylor, Janet (Author) and Galligan, Linda (Author) |
Journal Title | Literacy and Numeracy Studies |
Journal Citation | 15 (1), pp. 23-43 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISSN | 1035-4727 |
1441-0559 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.education.uts.edu.au/lns/about.html |
Abstract | Today, commencing university students come from a diversity of backgrounds and have a broad range of abilities and attitudes. It is well known that attitudes towards Mathematics, especially mathematics anxiety, can affect student's performance to the extent that mathematics is often seen as a barrier to success by many. This paper reports on the design, development and evaluation of an interactive multimedia resource designed to explicitly address students' beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics by following five real life characters as they progress through the highs and low of studying a preparatory mathematics course. The resource was built within two theoretical frameworks, one related to effective numeracy teaching (Marr and Helme 1991) and the other to effective educational technology development (Laurillard 2002) and utilizes a number of multimedia alternatives (video, audio, animations, diarying, interactive examples and self assessment) to encourage students to feel part of a group, to reflect on their feelings and beliefs about mathematics, to expose students to authentic problem solving and generally build confidence through practice and self-assessment. Evaluation of the resource indicated that it encouraged students to value their own mathematical ability and helped to build confidence, while developing mathematical problem solving skills. The evaluation clearly demonstrated that it was possible to address the affective domain through multimedia initiatives and can complement the current focus on computer mediated communication as the primary method of addressing affective goals within the online environment. |
Keywords | mathematics anxiety; student anxiety; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy | |
461199. Machine learning not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y3w8/mathematics-for-maths-anxious-tertiary-students-integrating-the-cognitive-and-affective-domains-using-interactive-multimedia
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