International Journal of Education and Psychological Research

(Print and Online Peer Reviewed Journal)


Print - ISSN: 2349 - 0853
e - ISSN: 2279 - 0179

VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 2

(June 2013)

Relationship between Academic Procrastination and Mathematics Anxiety among Secondary School Students


Authors: Sunitha T.P, Dr. Muhammedunni Alias Musthafa M. N

Pages: 101-105

Abstract:

In this technological age mathematical knowledge are not only needed in scientific and technical fields but increasingly important in business, social sciences and even humanities, one cannot afford to procrastinate in the learning of mathematics. Investigation into the reasons for academic procrastination and the importance of mathematics anxiety in the teaching learning of mathematics makes it necessary to study the relationship between academic procrastination among secondary school students. The participants of the study are 352 secondary school students of Kerala. This is an investigation into the relationship between academic procrastination and mathematics anxiety and it also explores the gender difference in the relationship. The study reveals a significant relationship between academic procrastination and mathematics for total sample and subsamples based on gender.