Submittedto the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University
of Zululand, South Africa, 1993. / In this study difficulties relating to mathematics problem solving were linked to the way people see themselves as problem solvers.
Following this line of reasoning, Mathematics anxiety is viewed as a product of the student's distorted perception of his/her ability to do mathematics. It was further argued that negative beliefs about oneself were at the root of poor performance in mathematics problem solving.
A cognitive restructuring method designed to change such distorted perceptions, and a subsequent change of behaviour was explored. On the basis of the promising results of this study, a recommendation is made that students with mathematics anxiety should be identified early and advised to seek psychological help before they lose hope completely.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/1010 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Mashego, Teresa-Anne Bagakilwe. |
| Contributors | van Staden, B.J. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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