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Test anxiety and off-task behavior in evaluative situations

E D Nottelmann, K T Hill

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    |March 1, 1977
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    High-anxious children exhibit more off-task behavior and lower performance in evaluative settings. Interventions focusing on task feedback may improve their academic performance.

    Area of Science:

    • Child Psychology
    • Educational Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Children's anxiety levels can significantly impact their performance in evaluative situations.
    • Understanding the interplay between anxiety, behavior, and academic outcomes is crucial for educational interventions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the relationship between performance and off-task behavior in children based on their anxiety levels.
    • To investigate how anxiety influences children's engagement and success in a controlled evaluative setting.

    Main Methods:

    • 48 fourth- and fifth-grade students were categorized into low, middle, and high anxiety groups using the Test Anxiety Scale for Children.
    • Participants completed anagram tasks while observed by an experimenter, with off-task glancing recorded as a measure of behavior.

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    Main Results:

    • A clear relationship was found between anxiety levels, performance, and off-task behavior.
    • High-anxious children demonstrated more off-task glancing and poorer performance compared to their low- and middle-anxious peers.

    Conclusions:

    • Anxious children's reliance on external feedback, stemming from past failures, affects their independent problem-solving.
    • Enhancing on-task orientation through task-related feedback may improve the performance of anxious children in evaluative contexts.