The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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A study on the correlation between mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement in high school students

고등학생의 수학성취와 수학불안 간의 상관연구

  • Received : 2019.04.13
  • Accepted : 2019.06.18
  • Published : 2019.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences of the mathematics anxiety and mathematical achievement of high school students according to gender and grade, and to find out which mathematics anxiety causes have more influence on mathematical achievement and how much it is. The subjects of this study consist of 459 students selected for a class of unit, in high schools located in Seoul, Korea. Huh(1996)'s Mathematics Anxiety Scale was used. The collected data were analyzed by using the 24.0 SPSS program. The data were also tested by using the t-test, correlation and multiple regression. The major results of this study were as follows: Firstly, there was no difference in mathematics score according to gender, but mathematics anxiety was higher in girl students. Mathematics score and mathematics anxiety have significantly related each other. Boy students' mathematics scores were significantly explained by interest, Mathematical Achievement factor, and mathematical confidence factor. For girl students, mathematics achievement factor, interest were the significant predictors. Secondly, mathematical anxiety and mathematics scores were correlated in the first and third grades, and the variables that predict mathematics scores significantly in all grades were interest.

본 연구는 고등학생의 수학불안과 수학적 성취가 성별과 학년별로 어떻게 다른지 분석하고 수학불안과 수학성취 요인 간의 상관 및 설명력을 알아보고자 실시되었다. 서울지역의 고등학생 459명을 대상으로 수학불안 검사와 수학성적을 조사하고 SPSS 24.0을 활용하여 T-test와 상관관계, 회귀 분석을 실행하였으며 분석결과 성별과 학년에 따라 수학점수 및 수학불안은 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 남학생의 수학 점수는 흥미, 수학성취 요인 및 수학적 자신감 요인에 의해 의미 있게 설명되었으며 여학생의 경우 수학 성취와 흥미요인이 의미 있는 예측변인으로 나타났다. 다음으로, 수학적 불안과 수학성취는 1학년과 3학년에서 상관이 있었으며, 모든 학년에서 수학 점수를 유의하게 예측할 수 있는 변수는 수학에 대한 흥미요인이었다. 이상의 결과에 이해 교육현장에서의 시사점이 논의되었다.

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