’Maths anxiety’ is a real thing - but there are ways to cope

More than 1 million young Australians are set to sit the NAPLAN numeracy test on Wednesday, 15 March. Dr Ben Zunica and Dr Bronwyn Reid O'Connor, lecturers in Mathematics Education from the School of Education and Social Work, explain how to help if your child is experiencing maths anxiety. From March 15,  more than one million  young Australians will sit the NAPLAN numeracy test. For most students, this will just be a routine part of the school day (albeit less fun than running around at recess or lunch). But for others, the prospect of doing a maths test will be downright terrifying. These students may be suffering from maths anxiety. We are academics in mathematics education.