ERIC Number: EJ1024196
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
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The Role of Achievement Goals in Online Test Anxiety and Help-Seeking
Yang, Yan; Taylor, Jeff
Educational Research and Evaluation, v19 n8 p651-664 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of achievement goals in online test anxiety and help-seeking while controlling for self-efficacy and potential demographic differences. A total of 150 online students participated in the survey. Separate hierarchical regression analysis results suggested the differential roles of achievement goals in online test anxiety and help-seeking. Avoidance goals were found to be predictive of online test anxiety, whereas only students with performance-avoidance goals unexpectedly reported more online help-seeking. Further, while self-efficacy predicted both test anxiety and help-seeking, undergraduate students reported more help-seeking than their graduate counterparts. Implications and future directions of the study are discussed.
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Goal Orientation, Help Seeking, Online Courses, Computer Assisted Testing, Self Efficacy, Demography, Student Surveys, Achievement Need, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Educational Psychology, Learning Experience, Questionnaires, Predictive Measurement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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