Mathematics-Phobia with reference to attitude towards Mathematics Among school Students

The objective of the study is to explore the level of mathematics-phobia with selected attributes and to explore how mathematics-phobiapossesses impact over those attributes atthe school level with a sample group of students from government and/orgovernment-sponsored schools in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Cluster sampling technique, followed by the stratified random sampling technique, was applied to collect data by administering two sets of standardized scales concerning the variables. By nature, the data were quantitative and those were analysed through ANOVA. The study revealed that it is essential to consider and thereby address the attitude towards mathematics independently to mitigate issues like mathematics phobia; on the other hand, as the study observed, the location of schools and their interaction with attitude towards mathematics may not play a crucial role. The study reveals that both mathematics phobia and attitude towards mathematics are important factors and play a critical role in studying mathematics at the elementary school level.