Lisa Hollis?Sawyer|Thomas P. Sawyer
“By the Numbers:” Language-based and Competency Enhancing Math Instruction to Alleviate Older Women’s Math Stereotype Threat Reactions
Northeastern Illinois University
haack 1979 purported use language mathrelated statistics instruction ie statistical literacy good instructional approach teach introductory statistics learners extending current stereotype threat research women older adults math present research explored mathrelated anxiety test performance outcomes younger traditional older nontraditional women college learners four different instructional conditions math languagecompetency enhancing math languagecompetency destroying math numberscompetency enhancing math numberscompetency destroying exploratory investigation examined whether math languagecompetency enhancing would elicit significant assistive self schema linkages positive gender performance women better verbal tasks concept agingrelated expertise older adults accumulated language skills concept positive stereotypes based past languagerelated socialization experiences women older adults positive impact math languagecompetency enhancing instructional condition preliminary results appeared benefit younger older women learners personal attitudes toward math ability general learning capability testing performance behaviors analyses age level supported idea mathrelated decrement stereotype threat belief among older women learners comparison younger women learners across learning conditions