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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Influence of Math Anxiety on Math Computation in Majority African-American College Students

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Lauren Kendall Brooks
    Virginia State University
  • M. Omar Faison
    Virginia State University
  • Reginald Hopkins
    Virginia State University
  • Cheryl Talley
    Virginia State University
  • Oliver Hill
    Virginia State University

Abstract

In a group of 52 students, distinct patterns were observed in a math task. Participants with higher math anxiety had a faster reaction time than those with lower math anxiety on hard math tasks while having a slower reaction time on the easier math tasks.

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