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Relationship between Math Anxiety and Math Fluency in Cuban Schoolchildren: A Comparative Study by Grade Level.
Abstract
Math anxiety is an intense feeling of worry that is linked to negative emotions and occurs when facing situations involving numerical content. It can impact the performance of numerical tasks. Studying this phenomenon from childhood is essential to understand it fully, given its many consequences. Math fluency, a calculation skill that allows for quick and efficient performance of simple calculations, may be affected by math anxiety. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between the level of math anxiety and math fluency in a group of Cuban schoolchildren in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades from the "Felipe Poey Aloy" primary school in Havana. A total sample of 70 students was evaluated using the Math Anxiety Questionnaire (MAI) and the Math Fluency Subtest as data collection instruments. No significant differences in math anxiety levels were found among schoolchildren by grade level. Significant differences were found in math fluency between 3rd- and 4th-grade students compared to 5th-grade students. these results suggest that the school year influences math fluency but not math anxiety levels among school-age children. Math fluency was significantly higher in 5th-grade students, which may be due to the development of numerical skills as a result of progressing through the school system. Additionally, an inverse relationship between math anxiety and math fluency was observed among school-age children.
