TES – Kate Parker
“Maths anxiety. The term was coined in 1980 by Shelia Tobias and Carol Weissbrod to describe the “panic, helplessness, paralysis, and mental disorganisation” that arises among some people when they are required to solve a mathematical problem. Many of us have been there ourselves, as adults and as children. And certainly, maths anxiety is something that many teachers will be used to seeing. But at what age does it first occur? When, and why, do children develop it? And what does that mean for their success when it comes to maths?” (more)