What is math anxiety and where does it stem from?

  1. Develop at least five (5) questions to be asked during an interview regarding a person’s study of mathematical constructs;
  2. Type your questions cleanly out
  3. When you save the file, add your lastname_firstinitial to the filename. ie. “Interviewquestions_doe_j”
  4. Submit your Service Learning Project Interview Questions

The full assignment details are below, which you will complete during a later week in the course; refer to the weekly overviews for specific deadlines


Assignment Details

  1. Focus on the following questions
    • What is math anxiety and where does it stem from? 
    • How can learners overcome math anxiety?
  2. Research the questions via online resources and/or through discussions with math teachers or tutors (keep track of your sources.)
  3. Based on the above research, develop at least five (5) questions to be asked during an interview regarding a person’s study of mathematical constructs
  4. Using the questions you’ve constructed, interview a minimum of two (2) people who have taken a high school or college level algebra course and one (1) person who is taking a 5th grade or lower level math course.
  5. Then develop a one (1) page minimum summary  -OR-  ten (10) slide minimum online presentation that includes the following
    • Your interview
    • Research findings
    • Comparing attitudes towards the study of mathematics at higher and lower levels
  • You will need to cite your sources using APA style guidelines, so keep a record for your bibliography
  • You must complete every portion of the Service Learning Project process in order to pass the course.

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