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Examining the Relationship between Test Anxiety and Growth Mindset Among Elementary School Students in a Test-Driven Culture

Norman, Tiffany M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami16270571968306

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2021, Specialist in Education, Miami University, School Psychology.
This research study explored the relationship between test anxiety and growth mindset for fifth grade elementary students in a midwestern, urban district. Researchers compared the levels of test anxiety and growth mindset for elementary students using the Implicit Theory of Intelligence Scale (ITIS) and the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS). The results were analyzed using a Pearson correlation and t-test to determine if there was a relationship between test anxiety and growth mindset. The results of the study indicate that there is a significant relationship between these two variables (r=.364; p=.029). No significant difference was detected between the male and female participants of the study. Future studies may continue to examine the relationship between these two variables as well as the impact that growth mindset interventions could have on student performance in diverse settings.
Sarah Watt, PhD (Advisor)
Paul Flaspohler, PhD (Committee Member)
Amity Noltemeyer, PhD (Committee Member)
42 p.
African Americans; Education; Educational Psychology; Gender; Teacher Education; Teaching
test anxiety; growth mindset; growth mindset interventions; fixed mindset; elementary; elementary students; Implicit Theory of Intelligence Scale; test anxiety scale; academic; test performance; resilience; fifth grade; gender; stereotype threat

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  • Norman, T. M. (2021). Examining the Relationship between Test Anxiety and Growth Mindset Among Elementary School Students in a Test-Driven Culture [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami16270571968306

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Norman, Tiffany. Examining the Relationship between Test Anxiety and Growth Mindset Among Elementary School Students in a Test-Driven Culture. 2021. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami16270571968306.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Norman, Tiffany. "Examining the Relationship between Test Anxiety and Growth Mindset Among Elementary School Students in a Test-Driven Culture." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami16270571968306

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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