About Mathematics Attitudes about mathematics differ across grades.
Older students tend to be more negative than younger students.
The attitudes of females, while similar to those of males at early grade levels, are more negative than those of males at higher grade levels. Students' attitudes about the subjects they study are often tied to performance. Older students tended to be more negative than their younger counterparts. In addition, differences between males and females were also evident. Females generally exhibited less positive attitudes about mathematics than did males.