Survey of Mathematics Anxiety in 295 Trainee Teachers

295 survey responses from pre-service primary and secondary mathematics teachers, collected for a project funded by The Learning Skills Research Foundation. The dataset includes scores from the Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale (MTAS) and questions on confidence, capability, demographics, and qualifications. Author Rachel Stenhouse last updated the data in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between mathematics qualifications and teaching anxiety based on survey responses.
• Modeling the relationship between perceived capability at different education stages and current teaching anxiety.
• Investigating gender or age differences in mathematics teaching anxiety among trainee teachers.
• Performing qualitative analysis on preparedness to teach based on the optional open-ended responses.

Strengths

• Includes 295 survey responses, providing a substantive sample size.
• Uses a validated psychometric instrument, the Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale (MTAS).
• Contains both quantitative scales and optional qualitative open-ended responses.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the specific survey cohort and platform.

Provenance

Source

Rachel Stenhouse via figshare.

Collection Method

Online survey based in part on the Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale (MTAS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 16:11:14; freshness should be verified.