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Tips for Tackling Math Anxiety

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Tips for Tackling Math Anxiety

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Maths requires skill and understanding, as it contains numbers, theorems, and their proofs, problem-solving, etc. Most of the students are frightened of the subject due to a lack of knowledge. Through a lot of practice and understanding, everyone can easily overcome the fear of mathematics. Almost every subject requires the basic knowledge of mathematics differently. Maths has its importance, which students are generally unaware of. One can easily develop an interest in the subject once they overcome the fear of the subject.

Here are few tips for tackling the fear of mathematics:

(i) Practice Daily: It is a well-known fact that “practice makes a man perfect.” It is essentially required for mathematics to practice daily to grasp the conceptual knowledge. Students may also feel confident after lots of practice. This will help them overcome their nervousness and help them excel in their examination.

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(ii) Understand each topic well: The students must understand the topic they are practicing before moving to the next. This will help them to focus attention on one topic at a time. Often, you are unaware of the basic details of sequence and series before studying arithmetic progression, which creates a problem in understanding the topic.

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(iii) Be positive: Many times, it happens that due to lack of attention, you make mistakes in finding the solution. Rather, focus your full attention on only one topic with a relaxed mind to overcome the anxiety.

(iv) Reveal your mistakes: It is important for the student to know their mistakes and learn from them. Many times in mathematics, you tend to repeat the same kind of mistakes until and unless you don’t get the appropriate method for solving a question. Students can learn from their mistakes as it would be helpful to tackle their anxiety about the subject.

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