Table 6.
Percent of participants at different mean ranges in math anxiety on the MASYC-R across grade levels.
| Mean | First grade | Second grade | Third grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR (%) | NC (%) | Worry (%) | NR (%) | NC (%) | Worry (%) | NR (%) | NC (%) | Worry (%) | |
| 1–1.49 | 56.1 | 50.0 | 25.4 | 69.4 | 65.3 | 27.4 | 65.5 | 43.5 | 21.5 |
| 1.5–1.99 | 18.5 | 7.9 | 19.3 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 21.4 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 24.9 |
| 2–2.49 | 12.3 | 24.5 | 22.8 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 24.3 | 9.6 | 14.3 | 16.7 |
| 2.5–2.99 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 14.3 |
| 3–3.49 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 10.8 |
| 3.5–4 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 12.0 |
| Below midpoint | 86.9 | 82.4 | 67.5 | 91.8 | 84.6 | 73.1 | 88.2 | 69.7 | 63.1 |
| Above midpoint | 13.2 | 17.6 | 33.1 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 25.5 | 12.0 | 20.3 | 37.1 |
NR, negative reactions; NC, numerical confidence. All items were rated on a scale from 1 to 4. The numerical confidence scale is reverse-coded such that higher numbers are equivalent to lower confidence. Some columns may not add to 100% due to rounding.