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- Title
Do highly test anxious students respond differentially to fear appeals made prior to a test?
- Authors
Putwain, David W.; Best, Natalie
- Abstract
The article presents a study related to fear appeals which students face prior to examinations or tests. It mentions that students who have high tendency of threats towards tests show high anxiety, fear and perform worse tests performance. It also highlights that teachers and instructors should adapt strategies to orient students to understand importance and timings of examinations.
- Subjects
APPEAL to fear (Logical fallacy); TEST anxiety; TIME on task (Education); SCHOOL employees; ASSESSMENT of education; STUDENTS
- Publication
Research in Education, 2012, Vol 88, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0034-5237
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7227/RIE.88.1.1