Anxiety is a state of fright that’s expected to approach you from danger.
Mathematic anxiety covers fright and withdrawn behaviour against anxiety towards mathematics.
The reason for mathematic anxiety is that it’s an abstract science (Tepedelenlio÷lu, 1995).
Studies have shown that as fright for math and anxiety increases from students their attitudes towards math decreases and while students are solving mathematical problems the anxiety they will feel will lead them in not being able to find a solution (Altun, 2004; Uysal, 2007).
According to Pajares and Kranzler (1995), a study which consists of 329 students found a clear sign that problem solving sufficiently and mathematic anxiety is a strong signal.
In this study the relationship between mathematical problem solving skills and anxiety are of importance.
The findings of this study states 5th grade primary school students' anxiety towards mathematics and finding the
relationship between mathematical problem solving skills concern further interests of reaserchers.