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Autor/inn/en | COBES, CATHY J.; JONES, J. CHARLES |
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Institution | Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA. |
Titel | EFFECTS OF COMPETITION AND ANXIETY UPON THE SUCCESS OF CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. |
Quelle | , (47 Seiten) |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Anxiety; Aspiration; Elementary School Students; Peer Groups; Psychomotor Skills; Social Influences; Student Adjustment; Student Motivation; Task Performance; Pennsylvania; Manifest Anxiety Scale |
Abstract | THE CHILDREN'S FORM OF THE TAYLOR MANIFEST ANXIETY TEST WAS USED TO DIVIDE FIFTH-GRADE MALE STUDENTS INTO HIGH AND LOW ANXIETY GROUPS IN ORDER TO COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF ANXIETY AND COMPETITION UPON PERFORMANCE. A 2-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE WAS USED (120 SUBJECTS) TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF THE PRESENCE OF PEERS UPON THE PERFORMANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE 2 ANXIETY LEVELS. SUBJECTS GENERALLY PERFORMED BETTER IN THE PRESENCE OF PEERS, AND ANXIETY DID NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN LOWERING PERFORMANCE. THE AUTHORS STATE THAT THE FINDINGS ARE AT VARIANCE WITH MOST PREVIOUS RESEARCH. (JK) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |