RELATIONSHIP OF MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AND SELF-EFFICACY TO STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL MATHEMATICS
Author: Sidi Gaberson D. Empas
Department of Education, Division of Misamis Oriental.
Published Date: 2023-10-22
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Keywords: Mathematics Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Academic Performance.
Abstract:
Many of the students describe mathematics as hard and hard while others say
challenging and thought-provoking subjects. Students’ difficulty in learning mathematics
makes them anxious and tend to develop mathematics anxiety and self-efficacy. A sense of
anxiety that involves insecurity and fear towards mathematics is referred to as math anxiety
while self-efficacy is the perseverance of the learner to continue working on the assigned
task. Learning about students' anxiety in mathematics and self-efficacy in relation to their
performance during class could be the most crucial factor in achieving proficiency in this
area. This descriptive - correlational study examined the relationship between the selfefficacy, anxiety, and academic performance of students in mathematics. A sample of 89
students was randomly selected for this study. A questionnaire on students’ level of
mathematics anxiety and self-efficacy adopted from May (2009) was used where quantitative
data were analyzed using correlation, t-test, and descriptive analyses. The results showed that
a significant negative correlation value of r=-0.038 was found. This implies that students who
exhibit high levels of math anxiety have lower academic achievement. Conversely,
individuals who are less preoccupied with mathematics typically achieve better grades and
academic success. In addition, self-efficacy is positively correlated to academic performance
and that students who have high self-efficacy showed better performance in learning and
thinking and should also have better performance in evaluative level of learning. Moreover,
female is gender has no significant relationship to students mathematics anxiety.
