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ERIC Number: EJ251432
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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The Factor Structure of Test Anxiety among Children with Different Characteristics.
Gjesme, Torgrim
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v25 n2 p63-98 1981
A principle component analysis with oblique rotation of the Test Anxiety Scale for Children revealed five cognitive/worry-oriented factors and two emotional/somatic-oriented factors, using data from 849 fifth graders. Achievement motives, future time orientation, and ability were the most important factors, whereas instrumentality revealed itself at the higher order interactions. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Achievement Need, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Role Perception, Sex Differences, Student Motivation, Test Anxiety, Time Perspective
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Norway (Oslo); Test Anxiety Scale for Children