Pupils who played maths computer game developed by researchers showed significant improvement in their skills
Maths anxiety is defined as a negative emotional response to the subject, characterised by worry and emotional distress which can influence an individual’s performance. Photograph: iStock Parents who feel anxious about maths may be inadvertently affecting their children’s performance in the subject, new research suggests.
My son thinks his ‘inflated’ Leaving Cert results will give him an advantage in the CAO points race. Is this true? Evidence suggests that such parents may inadvertently convey their negative feelings towards maths during related activities, such as expressing frustration over the subject. This negativity during parent-child maths interactions may have an adverse effect on children’s maths performance and feelings towards the subject.
“It is striking that girls underperformed in some maths tasks despite having the same teachers and attending co-ed school,” said Arithmós Project lead, Dr Flavia H Santos of UCD. A digital card came called the Seven Spells, which stimulates mathematical skills and strategic thinking, was developed by Dr Pierpaolo Dondio and Dr Mariana Rocha from TU Dublin and was introduced to more than 400 third and fourth class pupils across 23 classrooms.
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