Table 1.
Summary of currently available math anxiety measures for young children.
| Measure title | # items | Rating scale | Sample item | α | Factors | Sample (grade and age range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Young Children (MASYC) a. Harari et al. (2013) b. Vukovic et al. (2013) |
12 | Yes Kind of Not really No |
Math gives me a stomachache. (1 item is a math problem) |
a. 0.70 b. 0.80 |
a. 3: negative reactions (α = 0.70), numerical confidence (α = 0.72), worry (α = 0.67) b. Treated as unidimensional |
a. 106 1st graders (~7 years) b. 113 2nd graders (~8 years) |
| Children's Anxiety in Math Scale (CAMS) a. Jameson (2013) b. Jameson (2014) |
16 | 5-point pictorial or verbal | When I solve math problems, I feel: Faces from Buchanan and Niven (2002) (0 items are math problems) |
a. 0.86 b. NR |
a. 3: general math anxiety (α = 0.81), math performance anxiety (α = 0.73), math error anxiety (α = 0.74) b. Treated as unidimensional |
a. 438 1st through 5th graders (~7 years to ~11 years) b. 91 2nd graders (~8 years) |
| Child Math Anxiety Questionnaire (CMAQ) a. Ramirez et al. (2013) |
8 | 16-point sliding pictorial | How do you feel when taking a big test in your math class? Sliding scale with 3 faces from nervous to calm (4 items are math problems) |
a. 0.55 | a. Treated as unidimensional | a. 146 1st and 2nd graders (~7 years) |
| CMAQ-R a. Ramirez et al. (2016) |
16 | 5-point pictorial | Being called on to explain a math problem on the board. 5 faces on scale; Faces not shown (some items are math problems) |
a. 0.83 | a. Treated as unidimensional | a. 564 1st and 2nd graders (~7 years) |
| Math Anxiety Questionnaire (MAQ)—Scales C and D a. Thomas and Dowker (2000) b. Krinzinger et al. (2007) c. Krinzinger et al. (2009) |
14 | 5-point pictorial | How happy or unhappy are you if you have problems with written calculations very happy to very unhappy How worried are you if you have problems with written calculations  very worried to very relaxed (0 items are math problems) |
a. NR b. 0.83−0.91 c. NR |
a. NR b. Used as subscales and as 2 scales combined c. Used as subscales and as 2 scales combined |
a. 6–9 years olds b. 450 1st through 3rd graders (6-9 years) c. 140 1st graders (~7.5 years) |
| Scale for Early Math Anxiety (SEMA) a. Wu et al. (2012) b. Wu et al. (2014) c. Cargnelutti et al. (2016) |
20 | 5-point pictorial or verbal | You are in math class and your teacher is about to teach something new. Verbal: not at all nervous to very very nervous (10 items are math problems) |
a. 0.87 b. NR c. 0.86, 0.87 |
a. 2: numerical processing anxiety (α = 0.80), situational and performance anxiety (α = 0.77) b. Treated as unidimensional c. Treated as unidimensional |
a. 162 2nd and 3rd graders (~7–8 years) b. 366 2nd and 3rd graders (~7–8 years) c. 80 2nd graders (~7 years) followed to 3rd grade |
NR, not reported.