math anxiety clinics

Looking for math anxiety clinics and programs? Susan Auslander worked with Sheila Tobias on the original Math Anxiety Clinic at Wesleyan University. She has developed Overcoming Math Anxiety, a private tutoring and consulting business for people of all ages who suffer from lack of competence and/or confidence in mathematics. They offer one-on-one and group-help to people who need to improve their mathematics skills. They are located in the New York City area.

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As part of these services they also offer specialized test preparation strategies for people who are taking the entrance exams to specialized and private high schools and people who are preparing for any of the standardized tests such as SAT, SAT II, Advanced Placement exams, GED, MCATs, LSAT, etc.

Sheila Tobias first wrote Overcoming Math Anxiety in 1978. In her updated version, she expands her analysis of the attitude and approach variables that interfere with students' performance. Math anxiety is a failure of nerve in the face of having to do a computation or an analysis of a problem involving numbers, geometries, or mathematical concepts. Math anxiety is a response, over time, to stress in the math classroom where tests are frequently given under time pressure, in the home where there is competition with siblings, or at the work place. With encouragement, a nurturing environment, and permission to proceed at one's own pace, math anxious people can eliminate math anxiety from their lives.

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