Managing the Mean Math Blues (Paperback)

by Cheryl Ooten (Author), Emily Meek (Author)

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Product Description
This book is designed so that reluctant and anxious math students learn current and relevant cognitive therapy and math study skill techniques. A broad variety of strategies (journaling, self-assessment, goal setting, math exercises, questionnaires, webbing, etc.) are designed to actively assist the leaner in pushing past their individual barriers to master math. , Chapter topics include neutralizing negative math thoughts, intervention strategies for negative thoughts, how to use your smarts in math, learning modes, using mathematics without calling it “math,” choosing classrooms and teachers, how to retrieve the math stored in your mind, creative problem solving, and tackling test tremors. For anyone who needs and wants to succeed in math.

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Written by an experienced math teacher and psychotherapist, Managing the Mean Math Blues is designed to help fearful and reluctant students overcome their negative perceptions about math.

With a truly unique approach, Cheryl Ooten combines a wealth of class-tested learning strategies with an effective illustration program to help students achieve a new level of confidence in their math abilities in the classroom and beyond.

• Chapters address specific learning barriers: memory, classrooms, teachers, shyness, test-taking, negative thinking.
• "Pushing Limits" theme encourages students to believe in their capacity to learn.
• Personal experiences from math tutors and non-math professionals enhance understanding.
• Effective cognitive therapy techniques change negative feelings and put students in charge.
• Assessments and Journal exercises help students see their progress and extend understanding of concepts.
  
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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (May 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130431699
• ISBN-13: 978-0130431691
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #764,843 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Help with Math Anxeity, September 4, 2003

By	John LS Earnest (Baldwin, NY USA) - See all my reviews

As a Faculty member at Nassau Community College I use this book with individual students as part of a Math Anxiety Seminar, and in my remedial Math Classes. I have been working with Math Anxious students for over 20 years, and this is the best all around resource for helping students to more effectively deal with the learning, behavorial, and psychological issues that created math anxiety and perpetuate it. If you have some general concerns about Math Anxiety, you may also wish to visit...