대학생용 수학 불안 평가 척도의 개발 및 타당화 연구

초록

Mathematics anxiety (MA) has a negative impact on mathematical learning. In order to develop diagnostic tools and intervention programs for MA, we first need to understand the factors underlying MA. Previous MA studies conducted in South Korea only dealt with subdomains of MA measured from elementary to high school students. However, considering that the context in which college students experience MA differs from younger students, it is important to include measurements of MA in relation to decisions about jobs, higher degrees or personal finance. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and validate a MA rating scale for Korean college students. To develop this scale, we included previously proposed factors of MA such as test or learning anxiety, along with additional factors tailored to college students. From an initial survey measuring diverse aspects of MA, 4 main factors and 20 items were derived by an exploratory factor analysis and a reliability analysis. Next, we examined the validity of this scale by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis. The factors were properties of math: abstraction and language, lack of confidence in math, math test anxiety and math learning anxiety. Female students had higher MA than males. Participants majoring in humanities and social sciences showed greater MA than those majoring in engineering and natural sciences. This research provides the first validated scale of MA that can be administered to Korean college students.

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