Mathematics anxiety among Indian children and its preventive measures

Abstract

Mathematics plays a pivotal role in daily life but it has been observed that Mathematics Phobia or Mathematics Anxiety has become very prevalent these days affecting mathematics performance of children at large. Many a times mathematics anxiety conflated with Dyscalculia which is totally different condition. Unlike Math-Phobia, dyscalculia is a perceptual difficulty and categorized as a type of specific learning disability. Math phobia is an anxiety disorder affecting mathematical performance of children. Present article discusses about math phobia, its prevalence, similarities and differences between math phobia and dyscalculia and overcoming measures for math phobia so that children learn Mathematics effectively which in turn will be helpful in realizing the dream of 'Jai Anusandhan' of prime minister of India as Mathematics is known as mother of all sciences.