Authors: Mario O. Villarta, Jr., Jayvyn N. Lubiano, Venerando G. Tenio
Department of Mathematics, College of Education, Mindanao State University – Buug Campus, Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
Email: ventenio22psalms@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
COVID-19, formerly known as new coronavirus, has been reported in Wuhan, China, and is highly contagious via human-to-human transmission. The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic has resulted in global economic contraction owing to border closures, business closures, and even
a shift in educational norms from traditional to blended learning. This blended learning encompasses the online and modular. As such, this
study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and Math Anxiety to the Grade VII students' Mathematics performance, as it is well known that many students regard Mathematics as a kind of mental torment rather than a topic of real-world relevance and
value. The descriptive survey approach was used in this study, which involved 34 Grade VII – Gold students from MSU-Buug Laboratory
High School. The COVID-19 procedure was followed, and data was collected via judgment sampling using a Google Survey form. The results indicated that Grade VII students' COVID-19 anxiety is "moderate," their Math anxiety is "moderate," and their Mathematics performance is "very good." Statistical analysis showed that there was no significant relationship between COVID-19 and Math anxiety to the
Mathematics Performance of the Grade VII section Gold Students of MSU-BUUG Laboratory High School. It is suggested that parents encourage their children and seek assistance from instructors when necessary. To assist children learn at a distance, both instructors and parents
must provide a firm foundation of support.
Keywords: COVID-19 anxiety, math anxiety, math performance