When Western and Asian scholars compare the methods, attitudes and effects of math education systems, they are of course also concerned about "level of achievement." In particular Taiwan parents wonder about the effect that alleviating their children's math anxiety will have on their math skills.
東西方學者在相互對照數學學習方式、態度，成效之際，另一方面仍掛心於擔心學童的「數學程度」，尤其從台灣家長的角度出發，孩子的「數學焦慮」解決之後，「演算能力」亦隨之降低的結果，也有人提出質疑。