PISA in Focus
PISA in Focus is a series of monthly education policy-oriented notes designed to describe a PISA topic in a concise, user-friendly way.
Also available in: French
- ISSN: 22260919 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/22260919
Does Math Make You Anxious?
- Greater anxiety towards mathematics is associated with lower scores in mathematics, both between and within countries.
- The better a student’s schoolmates perform in mathematics, the greater the student’s anxiety towards mathematics.
- Teachers’ use of formative assessment practices is associated with lower levels of mathematics anxiety in 39 countries and economies.
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