Authors: Lezlie M. Pabilona, Venerando G. Tenio
Mindanao State University – Buug Campus, Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
Email: ventenio22psalms@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Mathematics is one of the important and useful subjects in education. However, because of its abstract and computational nature it is often
viewed as one of the hardest subjects and thus results to the presence of mathematics anxiety. By this fact, this study was conducted to unveil
the relationship of the use of online class and the level of mathematics anxiety of the Grade XI-Socrates Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) Senior High School (SHS) students of Mindanao State University – Buug Campus (MSU-BC). Samples of 27 students were the respondents through purposive sampling and data were gathered through distribution of questionnaire-checklist via google
survey form. The results of the study revealed that the level of the use of online class of the respondents is “sometimes” and the level of
mathematics anxiety of the respondents is “moderate”. Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the use of
online class and mathematics anxiety of Grade XI-Socrates STEM SHS students of MSU-BC. It is highly recommended that students are
urged to have positive attitudes towards facing mathematical calculations in the context of online class. Teachers should create more active
and timely teaching techniques and strategies to make the importance of doing mathematics in an online class context more appreciative for
the learners. Parents must offer practical assistance and maintain a conducive learning environment since learning happens at home and that
similar studies should be conducted to strengthen the findings of the study.
Keywords: online class, mathematics anxiety, STEM students, SHS students, MSU-BUUG