Chiu Shou-jung, an instructor in math education at National Changhua University of Education, points out that the term "math anxiety" comes from the West. It originated in the 1960s, when there was a shortage of math teachers in the wake of universal education, which led to the hiring of many unqualified teachers.
講起「數學焦慮症」，彰化師大數學系教授邱守榕指出，這個名詞來自西方，是六○年代學校教育普及後，因為數學教師人才缺乏，老師不夠專業衍伸出來的問題。