Mathematics Anxiety is commonly seen among students of middle school. Which of the following strategies are effective in dealing with Mathematics Anxiety in learners a) Have a positive attitude while communicating with students  b) To give collaborative tasks and promote group practice problems  c) To ask the parents of these children to provide them home tuition  d) Such students should be singled out and made to sit on the front of bench in a math classroom ?

Option 4 : (a) and (b) 

Mathematics anxiety is defined as the fear or uncomfortable situation that the students feel while solving a mathematical problem or studying a mathematical chapter. This can be due to many reasons like teachers being fully strict or the concepts not being taught to children understandably. Strategies to deal with mathematical anxiety in learners:

• Errors created by the students should be considered as a source of information to identify the learning difficulties and act accordingly.
• A positive attitude should be maintained by the teachers while communicating and discussing with the students.
• Students with mathematical anxiety should be allowed to learn through their peers if they fear to ask doubts to their teacher.
• Special learning materials should be designed for the students facing mathematical anxiety which creates interest in the students towards mathematics.
• The collaborative tasks should be given to promote group practice problems where the students get to learn from their peers.

Hence (a) and (b) are the correct options. 

• On the other hand, asking parents to provide home tuition and making the students individually sit on the front bench may increase the mathematical anxiety in the students due to stress and inferiority.