The Power of Positive Emotions? The Link between Young People's Positive and Negative Affect and Performance in High-Stakes Examinations

Autor/in	Jerrim, John
Titel	The Power of Positive Emotions? The Link between Young People's Positive and Negative Affect and Performance in High-Stakes Examinations
Quelle	In: Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 29 (2022) 3, S.310-331 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jerrim, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-594X
DOI	10.1080/0969594X.2022.2054941
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Affective Behavior; Academic Achievement; High Stakes Tests; Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; Secondary School Students; International Assessment; Academic Failure; Fear; Exit Examinations; United Kingdom (England); Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Schulleistung; Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Furcht; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung
Abstract	A substantial body of research suggests that young people's emotions -- both positive and negative -- are linked to a wide range of future outcomes. This paper contributes to this literature by investigating the link between young people's positive and negative emotions and their performance in high-stakes examinations. Using Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data from England linked to the National Pupil Database (NPD), I investigate how 15-year-olds positive affect, negative affect and fear of failure is associated with the grades they achieve in high-stakes examinations. I find that low levels of positive affect -- i.e. pupils rarely feeling happy, lively and cheerful -- is associated with a 0.10-0.15 standard deviation reduction in young people's examination grades. On the other hand, little evidence is found of a substantive link between negative affect or fear of failure and examination performance. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01