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International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

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The Effect of Math Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy on the Math Achievement of Sixth-Grade Primary School Students: The Mediating Role of Math Anxiety

Zuo Ruijia, Othman Talib, Nur Aimi Nasuha binti Burhanuddin, Li Wenling

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v11-i3/14721

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The relationship between math self-concept, self-efficacy, math anxiety, and math achievement was investigated using 450 sixth-grade students in Sichuan Province, China as subjects. The results showed that: math self-concept and self-efficacy positively predicted students’ math achievement, and math anxiety negatively predicted students’ math achievement. Mathematics anxiety played a partial mediating role in the relationship between mathematics self-concept and mathematics achievement, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics achievement. Mathematical self-efficacy and math anxiety played a mediating chain role in the relationship between math self-concept and math achievement. To improve students' math achievement, it is necessary to pay attention to the positive significance of math self-concept and self-efficacy and reduce the adverse effects of math anxiety.

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In-Text Citation: (Ruijia et al., 2022)
To Cite this Article: Ruijia, Z., Talib, O., Burhanuddin, N. A. N. binti, & Wenling, L. (2022). The Effect of Math Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy on the Math Achievement of Sixth-Grade Primary School Students: The Mediating Role of Math Anxiety. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 11(3), 767–778.