APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Math Anxiety & Retrieval Practice: A Potential Strategy for Reducing Performance Gaps
- Jalisha Braxton
The University of Chicago - Tiffany Wu
The University of Chicago - Sian Beilock
Barnard College, Columbia University - Sian Beilock
The University of Chicago - Susan Levine
The University of Chicago
Abstract
Retrieval practice was explored as a beneficial study strategy to increase math performance for math-anxious individuals. Results show a positive association between retrieval practice and performance, especially for highly-math anxious students. These findings have implications for interventions designed to reduce the effect of math anxiety on math performance.
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