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The Effects Of Student Journal Writing On The Mathematics Anxiety Of Female Algebra And Geometry Students., Carol Schutz Classe

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of student journal writing with teacher feedback on the mathematics anxiety levels of female algebra and geometry students. The one semester study was a pretest-posttest, equivalent-groups design. Two Algebra I and two Geometry classes at a private girls' high school were involved. One Algebra I class and one Geometry class served as control groups and were taught with common techniques (lecture/discussion, cooperative learning, non-journal writing) of the teacher. The remaining Algebra I and Geometry classes formed the experimental groups and were also taught with common techniques. In addition, the experimental …