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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
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Effects of Math Anxiety and Perfectionism on Timed versus Untimed Math Testing in Mathematically Gifted Sixth Graders
Tsui, Joanne M.; Mazzocco, Michele M. M.
Roeper Review, v29 n2 p132-139 2006
This study was designed to examine the effects of math anxiety and perfectionism on math performance, under timed testing conditions, among mathematically gifted sixth graders. We found that participants had worse math performance during timed versus untimed testing, but this difference was statistically significant only when the timed condition preceded the untimed condition. We also found that children with higher levels of either math anxiety or perfectionism had a smaller performance discrepancy during timed versus untimed testing, relative to children with lower levels of math anxiety or perfectionism. There were no statistically significant gender differences in overall test performance, nor in levels of math anxiety or perfectionism; however, the difference between performance on timed and untimed math testing was statistically significant for girls, but not for boys. Implications for educators are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Gifted, Testing, Grade 6, Gender Differences, Mathematics Anxiety, Personality Traits, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Timed Tests, Mathematics Tests, Statistical Significance, Sample Size, Mathematics Achievement, Likert Scales, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale
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