• Emerson D. Peteros

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• Winvelyn C. Monteron

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• John V. de Vera

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• Gerly A. Alcantara

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• Dennis B. Plando

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• Margie D. Fulgencio

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Math anxiety has been a common feeling of students who learn Math. Exposure to this anxiety can have adverse effects to the students’ performance. This research assessed the math anxiety and academic performance in Math of the Grade 7 students at a public national high school in Balamban, Cebu, Philippines. There were 80 respondents who participated in the study and were asked to answer a questionnaire that assessed their math anxiety while their performances in Math were determined using their average grade in Math for the First and Second Quarters. Data gathered were treated using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that the respondents had a fairly satisfactory performance in Math and experiencing moderate level of math anxiety. Math anxiety was found to have a significant negative correlation with the respondents’ academic performance in Math. Thus, teachers are encouraged to help reduce the math anxiety of the students to improve their performance in the subject.

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