Familiarity with online and proctored exams, approximated by exam quartile, shows no effect on test anxiety¶
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q2 i? The quartile of the exam, used as an approximation of familiarity, did not influence test anxiety. → Conijn 2022
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Conijn 2022¶
Conijn, R., Kleingeld, A., Matzat, U., & Snijders, C. (2022). The fear of big brother: The potential negative side-effects of proctored exams. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(6), 1521-1534. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12651
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Multi-level model M4 (Table 4) on test anxiety in online exams, using exam quartile (Q3–Q2) as an approximation of familiarity with online and proctored exams. The study reports "the quartile did not influence test anxiety (M4, Table 4)"; hypothesis 2.4 was not supported.
"Here we found that the quartile did not influence test anxiety (M4, Table 4). Hence, the more familiarity with online teaching and online exams did not result in lower test anxiety."
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Familiarity with online and proctored exams, approximated by exam quartile, shows no effect on test anxiety |
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Familiarity with online and proctored exams, approximated by exam quartile, shows no effect on test anxiety |
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