Mathematics Anxiety as a Hindrance to Access Learning Outcomes

Abstract

Mathematics is a key subject in secondary schools. The place of Mathematics in 
modern education must be determined by an analysis of the culture of civilization of the modern 
society. Weakness of students in Mathematics dims the learning outcomes, expected in each level 
of education and totally it leads to the one of the notable problems in the development of nation.   
The present study is a contribution which indicates that Mathematics Anxiety is one of the 
factors that hinder mathematical problem-solving ability. Mathematics Anxiety is found to be 
influencing Mathematical problem-solving ability so to remove this hinders we can made 
students tension free, encouraging environment and creative mind in students, there by planting 
original thinking among students. Thus, we can reduce mathematical anxiety, will leads fruitful 
mathematical problem-solving ability among students. Participants of the study include 400 
ninth standard students of five district in Kerala. The study reveals significant but low negative 
linear relationship between the variables, for the components and the total Mathematical 
problem-solving ability. Mathematics Anxiety is found to be influencing Mathematical problem
solving ability as learning outcomes.