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The study identifies a gap in the existing literature regarding the role of emotions in the relation between students' motivational beliefs about mathematics and mathematics achievement. The study seeks to address this gap by examining the
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Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract and discussion and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1995 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 72 times in total.
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- Examining the Relationships Among Burnout, Mathematics Self-Efficacy, Anxiety, and Mathematical Competence in Primary and Secondary Students with Dyscalculia (2025) · Education Sciences · cited 3× · doi
The relationships among cognitive abilities, mathematics self-efficacy, anxiety, burnout, and mathematical competence in students with dyscalculia are not well understood. There is a need to investigate the differences in mathematical competence between primary and secondary school students with dyscalculia. The associations between psychological factors and mathematical performance in students with dyscalculia require further exploration.
generalstated research gapKeywords: relationships among cognitive abilities mathematics self-efficacy anxiety burnout - Anxieties and Attitudes Related to Mathematics in Grades 3 and 6 (1995) · The Journal of Experimental Education · cited 69× · doi
To address this gap in knowledge, the authors evaluated students in Grades 3 and 6 on measures of mathematics anxiety, school test anxiety, and attitudes toward mathematics to determine (a) whether different forms of mathematics anxiety exist, (b) whether mathematics test anxiety differs from school test anxiety, and (c) whether mathematics anxiety is related to different attitudes toward mathematics.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: mathematics anxiety test whether school attitudes toward different address knowledge authors evaluated students grades measures - Revisiting Self-Regulation, Math Self-Efficacy, and Mathematics Anxiety With a Sample of University Students in the United States: A Structural Equation Model of Mathematics Anxiety (2026) · Journal for STEM Education Research · doi
In order to increase math success rates, math anxiety needs to be alleviated and the interplay between socio-cognitive constructs and cognitive learning strategies needs to be investigated (Jain & Dowson, 2009; Pajares & Graham, 1999; Usher & Pajares, 2009; Zimmerman, 2002). (2011) also found that math anxiety could be reduced through self-regulation and self-efficacy, albeit their model was not limited to these constructs.
generaldiscussionevidence 5/5Keywords: math anxiety needs cognitive constructs pajares self order increase success rates alleviated interplay socio learning - “I Know What You Think About Math, Now Tell Me What You Feel”: The Mediating Role of Emotions in the Relation Between Motivational Beliefs and Students’ Achievement (2026) · Psichologija · doi
The study identifies a gap in the existing literature regarding the role of emotions in the relation between students' motivational beliefs about mathematics and mathematics achievement. The study seeks to address this gap by examining the mediating role of emotions in this relationship.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies gap existing literature regarding role emotions - From Numerical Perception to Mathematics Anxiety: Insights from Neuroimaging Evidence (2026) · Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası · doi
Existing neuroimaging studies have not yet provided clear and consistent findings regarding the neural mechanisms underlying mathematics anxiety. Studies on mathematics anxiety across age groups that account for emotional and cognitive factors are limited and methodologically insufficient.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: existing neuroimaging studies have provided clear consistent findings - From Numerical Perception to Mathematics Anxiety: Insights from Neuroimaging Evidence (2026) · Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası · doi
Further studies are needed to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying mathematics anxiety. Research should focus on developing practice- and education-based application strategies to enhance numerical performance. Studies should examine the effects of interventions such as education, practice, and emotion regulation on neural alterations associated with mathematics anxiety.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5Keywords: further studies needed investigate neural mechanisms underlying mathematics
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