Prior to the mathematics and science Module.

Before the mathematics and science module I did not really like maths or science- I probably followed the commonly known sexist idea that females prefer English and language to mathematics and science.

During and after the mathematics and science module.

However, the module has however changed my opinion. during the module I learnt about something called “maths anxiety”- whilst this is something I was not aware there was a term for I did however realise after reading more upon this issue that this is something I had dealt with. Maths anxiety, is basically when a person is not confident with there ability in maths, it can sometimes cause them to avoid mathematics and try to figure out alternative ways to figure things out. I realise that this is something that many children must face. Like myself as a child, these children are often put on the spot to do there timestables alone ect. This is something that over the course of education has not really changed. However, my personal understanding of maths has now changed and I understand that I can teach and test my pupils in different ways in order to ebolish maths anxiety.