Girdhar Thakur
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Posted 6 year ago
Why do we have fear of math?
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Samta Patel
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Posted 6 year ago Samta Patel Why do people get so anxious about math?

Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it happens to you, you’re not alone: Researchers think about 20 percent of the population suffers from it. So what’s going on? And can it be fixed? Orly Rubinsten explores the current research and suggests ways to increase math performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7snnRaC4t5c
Prinku Dihedral
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Prinku Dihedral

Thank you Samta. This is really helpful.

20 Sep 2019
Salim Yadav
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Posted 6 year ago Salim Yadav

Fear of math does not develop from the early years of schooling. Its a result of the gap created by tutors and students over a period of time. When a child start making misconceptions and is not able to visualize the concepts, then math phobia starts developing.

Prinku Dihedral
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Prinku Dihedral

You are right Salim. Can you please share some good content related to misconception in math? It will be helpful. Thanks.

20 Sep 2019