The Deeper Context Of Professor Hertz's Math Anxiety
In the broader context of Professor Hertz’s lecture on Math Anxiety (MA), the fear of apprehension of Math, a persons’ performance and level of MA are inversely related. Hertz points to how Social Transmission might be a cause of this anxiety when we view the effects on adolescents. I want to question why and how society’s beliefs and modern culture could impact MA and performance, and what a good test might be.
In today’s culture, the false stereotype that “men are better than women at Math” might be the reason women are more math anxious than men. On the cultural level, the social perception of this stereotype persists and is interesting to consider the effects on adolescents when 90% of elementary school teachers are women. If the elementary
In today’s culture, the false stereotype that “men are better than women at Math” might be the reason women are more math anxious than men. On the cultural level, the social perception of this stereotype persists and is interesting to consider the effects on adolescents when 90% of elementary school teachers are women. If the elementary