The Effect of Anxiety on Performance of Students in Mathematics: A Case Study of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos State, Nigeria

This research work ‘’THE EFFECT OF ANXIETY ON PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS’’ focuses on the relationship between Mathematics anxiety and students performance. A descriptive experimental research design was used to investigate the research questions. The population consisted of 120 pre-service teachers at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ojo Local Government, Lagos State. A personal data questionnaire was used to gather demographic and anxiety information about the participants. The implication of this study of elementary teacher education programs point to increased attention on the Mathematics anxiety of pre-service teachers. This process is two folds. One, it is recommended that pre-service teachers be made aware of their Mathematics anxiety level and two, it is recommended that teacher education programs acknowledge and address the importance of these affective variable and their role in pedagogy.