Table 1.

Items in the original and modified AMAS.

Item	Original AMAS	Modified AMAS
1	Having to use the tables in the back of a math book	Having to complete a worksheet by yourself
2	Thinking about an upcoming math test 1 day before*	Thinking about a maths test the day before you take it
3	Watching the teacher work an algebraic equation on the blackboard	Watching the teacher work out a maths problem on the board
4	Taking an examination in a math course*	Taking a maths test
5	Being given a homework assignment of many difficult problems that is due the next class meeting*	Being given maths homework with lots of difficult questions that you have to hand in the next day
6	Listening to a lecture in math class	Listening to the teacher talk for a long time in maths
7	Listening to another student explain a math formula	Listening to another child in your class explain a maths problem
8	Being given a “pop” quiz in math class*	Finding out that you are going to have a surprise maths quiz when you start your maths lesson
9	Starting a new chapter in a math book	Starting a new topic in maths

^*Items measuring math evaluation anxiety (Evaluation subscale). All items not marked with asterisk measure math learning anxiety (Learning subscale).