Dyscalculia and maths anxiety project 16 March 2022

Our recent webinar host Dominic Petronzi is conducting a project surrounding dyscalculia and maths anxiety. Some key details of the study are below. Please click the link to find out more about how to take part.

Purpose of study: 

This research aims to qualitatively obtain and analyse insights from secondary pupils in their GCSE educational years (with a diagnosis of dyscalculia) regarding their experiences – and potential limiting factors of this - and future directions.

Criteria for taking part: 

To participate [1] you and your child must currently reside in the UK

[2] participating children must be aged 15-16 years

[3] both parent and child must provide consent

[4] you should be fluent in English.  

Procedure: 

Research information and participant responses will be housed within Qualtrics, and participants will be provided with a link to this. The process is as follows: 

[1] Parent and child to indicate their consent (on the informed consent document) and for parents to also verbally ask that their child is happy to take part.   

[2] Children aged 15-16 years (educational years 10 and 11) will complete the Maths Anxiety Scale-UK, and we will request that parents/carers remain close by during the completion of the questions.   

[3] Children aged 15-16 years will then respond to the open-ended questionnaire pertaining to their experiences of dyscalculia and/or experiences of maths learning difficulties, and we will again request that parents/carers remain close by during the completion of the questions.  

The research has received ethical clearance by the University of Derby College of Health, Psychology and Social Care Research Ethics Committee. 

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