Computer-based test advantages can be used to manage the effects of test anxiety as a construct-irrelevant factor¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Anxiety is treated as a construct-irrelevant factor whose effects computer-based testing can help manage. → Steven Wise 2018

Evidence¶

Steven Wise 2018¶

Steven Wise. (2018). Controlling construct-irrelevant factors through computer-based testing: Disengagement, anxiety, & cheating. Education Inquiry 10(1), 21-33. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/controlling-construct-irrelevant-factors-through-computer-based-testing-disengagement-anxiety-cheating/ doi:10.1080/20004508.2018.1490127

q2 · i? · theoretical · r?

The abstract states the article discusses managing "the effects of several common construct-irrelevant factors"; anxiety is named in the article title as one of these factors. No empirical results appear in the available text.

"how these advantages can be used to manage the effects of several common construct-irrelevant factors is discussed"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Academic Anxiety — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Students taking online and proctored online exams report higher test anxiety than students taking on-campus exams and non-proctored online exams — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Computer-based tests provide unique advantages that can be used to control construct-irrelevant factors threatening test score validity — a broader claim this one bears on
Computer-based test advantages can be used to manage the effects of cheating as a construct-irrelevant factor — related
Computer-based test advantages can be used to manage the effects of disengagement as a construct-irrelevant factor — related
Academic and test disengagement are connected through a common association with poor self-management — related

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