PSYC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Test Anxiety, Task Analysis, Albert Bandura
12 Dec 2019
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Involves the processes that energize, direct, and sustain behavior. Needs to be met in sequential order. Flow occurs: when students develop a sense of mastery and are absorbed in a state of concentration while they engage in an activity, when students are challenged and perceive that they have a high degree of skill. Self-efficacy - albert bandura: provide students with support from positive adult and peer models, help students develop short- and long-term goals, teach specific strategies, make sure students are not overly aroused or anxious. Hard-to-reach, low-achieving students: develop positive teacher-student relationships, make school more interesting, teach strategies to make learning enjoyable, consider including a mentor. Anxiety: a vague, highly unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension, many successful students have moderate levels of anxiety. Test anxiety: test anxiety: undermines the achievement of as many as 10 million children and adolescents, anxiety by, frequent evaluations, social comparison, experiences of failure, parents" unrealistic achievement expectations.
