Title: A Game-Based Toolkit Intervention for Reducing Mathematics Anxiety
Amongst Students with Dyscalculia: A Pilot Study
Authors:
Anaihita Agarwal
Journal:
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research (IJSSER)
ISSN: 2455-8834
Volume:
11
Issue:
8
Publication Date:
August 2026
DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.017
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Anaihita Agarwal
Step by Step School Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
MLA 8 Agarwal, Anaihita. "A Game-Based Toolkit Intervention for Reducing Mathematics Anxiety Amongst Students with Dyscalculia: A Pilot Study." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 8, Aug. 2026, pp. 3873-3879, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.017. Accessed Aug. 2026.
APA 6 Agarwal, A. (2026, August). A Game-Based Toolkit Intervention for Reducing Mathematics Anxiety Amongst Students with Dyscalculia: A Pilot Study. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(8), 3873-3879. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.017
Chicago Agarwal, Anaihita. "A Game-Based Toolkit Intervention for Reducing Mathematics Anxiety Amongst Students with Dyscalculia: A Pilot Study." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 8 (August 2026), 3873-3879. Accessed August, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.017.
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ABSTRACT:
Mathematics anxiety, particularly seen in students with Dyscalculia, limits their ability to
achieve conceptual clarity and confidence in solving mathematical operations. Understanding of
basic concepts is essential to become successful in the subject. This study introduces Tiny
Theorems, a mathematics toolkit consisting of four games, built based on visual cues to help
reinforce basic topics including number sense, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division. The toolkit dismissed the traditional classroom approach by changing the way
problems are presented to students. A quantitative pilot study involving twenty grade two
students was conducted with a record of pre-test and post-test scores to check the effectiveness of
the toolkit in improving students' clarity. Students demonstrated improvement, suggesting the
potency of the toolkit.
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