Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Math Anxiety/Autobiography. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page research paper that explores the topic of "math anxiety," a term which refers to the paralyzing fear experienced by many people that they will perform badly when faced with a timed aptitude test on any form of math. This examination of math anxiety offers an autobiographical account of this author's math experience, from the elementary to the college level, as well as the math experiences of a colleague. This is followed by a discussion as to whether or not math anxiety is gender related. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_khmatanx.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
math. Mark Ashcraft, professor of psychology of Cleveland State University in Ohio, reports that it has been his experience that twenty to twenty-five percent of college students experience sufficient math
anxiety to disrupt their performance on math tests (Perina, 2002). This examination of math anxiety, first of all, offers an autobiographical account of this authors math experience, from the elementary
to the college level, as well as the math experiences of a colleague. This is followed by a discussion as to whether or not math anxiety is gender related. The
student researching this topic is reminded that this example paper should only be used as a guide in creating the students own paper. The student should relate his/her experiences
in the same manner as the following, but do so relating events from personal experience and, likewise, question a colleague on this topic. Math autobiography My first memory of
math occurred in the first grade. The teacher instructed everyone to write down the numbers 1 to 10. I did not have a clue what to do, as --
unlike my classmates -- I had not attended kindergarten the year before. I reasoned that the chart on the wall could be used as a guide. The chart, however,
was of number 1 to 100. I copied the full chart and was extremely embarrassed when I was a great deal slower than the rest of the class finishing this
task. The teacher offered her rationale for allowing me to copy the whole chart. She said I would never forget it and I havent. This negative and embarrassing introduction to
math is something that has stayed with me. Throughout elementary school, however, I did well in math. I did not encounter any real difficulty in understanding math until I
...