This study is designed to determine if elementary students experience test anxiety in relation to the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Forty-eight students were recruited from one 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom at a high performing elementary school in the Leon County Public School System. The pre-test anxiety measure, the Children's Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS), was given two weeks prior to the administration of the FCAT. The CTAS asks students how they feel when thinking about tests and measures three forms of anxiety responses relating to the student's thoughts, autonomic responses, and off-task behaviors. The students were also given a post-test the week after the FCAT with questions about how they felt when taking the FCAT and used the same three forms of anxiety responses included on the CTAS. Results were compared by pre/post FCAT administration, grade, race, and gender. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters in Science. / Summer Semester, 2008. / May 14, 2008. / FCAT, test anxiety, Elementary students / Includes bibliographical references. / Ann Mullis, Professor Directing Thesis; Ron Mullis, Committee Member; Jayne M. Standley, Outside Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_176150 |
| Contributors | Soffer, Marie Eileen (authoraut), Mullis, Ann (professor directing thesis), Mullis, Ron (committee member), Standley, Jayne M. (outside committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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