Learning strategies relate to test anxiety: persistence positively, environmental structuring negatively, time management not significantly, and women report higher test anxiety¶
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q2 i? Female students showed higher levels of test anxiety compared to men. → Conijn 2022
Evidence¶
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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Model M5 (Table 4) combining student characteristics, contextual factors, familiarity and demographics on test anxiety. The study reports "only female has a significant positive effect on test anxiety, indicating that women show higher levels of test anxiety, compared to men".
"of all demographics, only female has a significant positive effect on test anxiety, indicating that women show higher levels of test anxiety, compared to men."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Affect Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it
- Academic Anxiety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
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Learning strategies relate to test anxiety: persistence positively, environmental structuring negatively, time management not significantly, and women report higher test anxiety |
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Learning strategies relate to test anxiety: persistence positively, environmental structuring negatively, time management not significantly, and women report higher test anxiety |
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