Understanding and Helping to Overcome Exam Anxiety - What Is It, Why Is It Important and Where Does It Come From?

This important book considers what we know about test and exam anxiety, including how it is defined, its characteristics, how it can be identified, why and how it develops, and what can be done to support test-anxious students.

List of contents

1. What Is Exam Anxiety (and What Is It Not)? 2. How Prevalent Is Exam Anxiety? 3. What Are the Consequences of High Exam Anxiety for Educational Achievement? 4. How Does Exam Anxiety Relate to Mental Health and Well-Being? 5. How Does Exam Anxiety Arise: Where Does It Come From? 6. Interventions for Exam Anxiety: What Can Be Done About It 7. Educational Policy: What Does the Future Hold?

About the author

David Putwain is Professor of Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. His research interests focus on the motivations and emotions that arise in achievement settings and how these impact, and are in turn impacted by, achievement, well-being, and mental health. David has been researching test and exam anxiety for over 20 years.

Summary

This important book considers what we know about test and exam anxiety, including how it is defined, its characteristics, how it can be identified, why and how it develops, and what can be done to support test-anxious students.

Product details

• Authors: David Putwain, Putwain David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032713335
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271333-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: BPS Ask The Experts in Psychology Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Child & developmental psychology, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Psychological testing & measurement, Psychological testing and measurement, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies