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Title: Anxiety towards Mathematics of Workers in the Production Area of a Sugar Mill in Veracruz, Mexico
Language: English
Authors: García-Santillán, Arturo, Ochoa-Domínguez, Tomás Elio, Ramos-Hernández, Jésica Josefina
Source: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education. 2018 13(3):207-219.
Availability: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education. Suite 124, Challenge House 616 Mitcham Road, CR0 3AA, Croydon, London, UK. Tel: +44-208-936-7681; e-mail: iejme@iejme.com; Web site: https://www.iejme.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety, Factor Analysis, Educational Attainment, Employee Attitudes, Work Environment, Reliability, Computation, Self Concept, Evaluation Methods, Mexicans, Measures (Individuals), Correlation, Blue Collar Occupations, Food Processing Occupations
Geographic Terms: Mexico
ISSN: 1306-3030
Abstract: The aim of the study was to measure the level of anxiety towards mathematics among workers in the production area of a factory in the sugar industry. In order to carry out this study, the Muñoz y Mato-Vázquez scale was used (2007) and adapted to the working area. 283 workers from the three different shifts (morning, afternoon and night) were surveyed. For the data analysis and the Exploratory Factorial Analysis technique was used. The reliability of the instrument was acceptable (a = .804 and .945), according to Hair, Anderson, Tatham and Black (1991). The results suggest that the worker experiences anxiety during the evaluation process that they perform as part of the procedures in the production area where math calculations are constantly being used, meaning that the working environment causes anxiety toward math. This is related to the insecurity they feel, mainly due to the level of knowledge they have in mathematics, derived from their schooling level.
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Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1227366
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