Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Education and Human Sciences have developed a tool to assist counselors in identifying college students at heightened risk of ...

Math anxiety is a significant challenge for students worldwide. While personalized support is widely recognized as the most effective way to address it, many teachers struggle to deliver this level of ...

In 2023, the Center of Collegiate Mental Health reported that anxiety is the most common presenting concern identified by campus counseling centers. Because of this high prevalence, it’s important to ...

A little stress can motivate, but teachers increasingly report their students’ fears over math interfere with their learning. In a nationally representative survey conducted this spring, nearly all ...

Data sources Five online databases (PubMed, CINAHL, PsychInfo, SportDiscus and Web of Science) searched from inception through 14 September 2023. Hand-searches and contacting authors for eligible ...

On the surface it looks like progress. Children today have more choices than ever, diverse career paths, booming tech fields like AI, flexible education models and global opportunities. But beneath ...

Math anxiety is causing many students to self-sort out of the STEM career pipeline early, closing off career paths that would likely be fulfilling (and lucrative). Credit: Andrea Morales for The ...

The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

The start of the academic year is often a peak time for many student counseling centers. Not surprisingly, many first-year/incoming students seek counseling due to anxiety about moving away from home ...