The Relationship Between Anxiety, Performance, Cognitive Competency, and Perceived Difficulty for Students in a Statistics Course

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between anxiety, performance, cognitive competency, and perceived difficulty for students’ enrolled in a statistics course. There was a significantly negative relationship between anxiety levels and their performance and interest in the course. Students with higher levels of anxiety reported lower levels of interest in statistics and a lower grade in the course. Also students with higher level of cognitive competence reported statistics as more difficult.

Author

• Courtney McKim, University of Wyoming