Academic Motivation among College Students with Math Anxiety: Basis for an Enhancement Program

This study aimed to examine the academic motivation of the students who have fear or who are anxious in Mathematics at Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. Five hundred fifty-five (555) students randomly selected by the researchers answered the Math Anxiety questionnaire. Among them, one hundred (100) students are found to have Math Anxiety and those students become involved in the study. The study used quantitative questionnaire which are Math Anxiety Scale and Academic Motivation Scale. Findings revealed that the students with Math Anxiety are extrinsically motivated as identified and extrinsic motivation introjected in Course. Females are more motivated than males.