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Do You Cringe?

Do You Have Math Anxiety?
A Self Test

Rate your reaction to these statements:
1 for "That's not me." and 5 for "ME! How did you know?!"

• I cringe when I have to go to math class.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I am uneasy about going to the board in a math class.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I am afraid to ask questions in math class.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I am always worried about being called on in math class.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I understand math now, but I worry that it's going to get really difficult soon.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I tend to zone out in math class.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I fear math tests more than any other kind.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I don't know how to study for math tests.
  1 2 3 4 5
• It's clear to me in math class, but when I go home it's like I was never there.
  1 2 3 4 5
• I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with the rest of the class.
  1 2 3 4 5

Math anxiety is an emotional reaction to mathematics based on a past unpleasant experience which harms future learning. A good experience learning mathematics can overcome these past feelings and success and future achievement in math can be attained.