Portrait of Math Anxiety on Junior High School Students

This study is a survey research with a qualitative approach that aims to describe math anxiety in junior high school students. The research subjects were 141 students of state junior high schools and state islamic junior high schools in Bantul Regency who came from five schools in the high, moderate, and low categories. The sample in this research was determined using stratified proportional random sampling technique. The instrument used was in the form of a student math anxiety questionnaire consisting of 12 indicators which were broken down into 32 favorable and unfavorable statements. The results showed that math anxiety in junior high school students was at low criteria with an average score of 76.74. At the high level of math anxiety students are at low criteria with an average value of 73.07. Meanwhile, at the moderate level, math anxiety students are at low criteria with an average score of 77.30. Whereas at the low level of math anxiety students are at low criteria with an average value of 78.14. Thus, it can be stated that the students' average math anxiety in the three stratum is at a low criterion.