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. Do you cringe at the very mention of mathematics? Have you ever thought you might not be "good enough" to do math or science? Saramoira Shields talks to us about how to tackle our math phobia & realize our own mathematical potential. |
anxious about math?Tackling Math phobia with saramoria shields
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