کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
364808 621093 2011 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Fear appeals in the primary classroom: Effects on test anxiety and test grade
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی روانشناسی روانشناسی رشد و آموزشی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Fear appeals in the primary classroom: Effects on test anxiety and test grade
چکیده انگلیسی

The present study investigated whether fear appeals used prior to a test increased self-reported test anxiety and had a detrimental effect on test scores. Forty primary school pupils were instructed for one week under a low threat condition under which no fear appeals were made and another week under a high threat condition in which fear appeals were made salient. An end-of-week test was given in both conditions. Pupils reported an increase in test anxiety related worrisome thoughts and autonomic reactions under the high threat condition, but not in off-task behaviours. Test scores were lower under the high threat condition, but were not attributable to the increases in test anxiety related thoughts and autonomic reactions. This study adds weight to the argument that fear appeals are a damaging classroom strategy, but the mechanism by which fear appeals are reducing test scores is not yet clear.


► Fear appeals used prior to a class test result in greater self-reported test anxiety.
► Fear appeals used prior to a class test result in a worse test score.
► Fear appeals do not, therefore, seem to be an effective preparation strategy for tests.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Learning and Individual Differences - Volume 21, Issue 5, October 2011, Pages 580–584
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