ERIC Number: EJ735598
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Publication Date: 2004-Jan
Pages: 21
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An Exploration of the Psychology of the Examinee: Can Examinee Self-Regulation and Test-Taking Motivation Predict Consequential and Non-Consequential Test Performance?
Sundre, Donna L.; Kitsantas, Anastasia
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v29 n1 p6-26 Jan 2004
This study examined the predictive power of self-regulated strategies and test-taking motivation on achievement performances under consequential and non-consequential test conditions. Sixty-two undergraduate students were asked to take two parallel classroom tests: one that counted towards their class grade (consequential) and one that did not (non-consequential). Each test consisted of a multiple-choice section and an essay. It was hypothesized that self-regulated strategies would predict both multiple-choice and essay performances in consequential and non-consequential contexts. Self-regulation strategy use significantly predicted both multiple-choice conditions; however it only predicted consequential essay performance. As was expected test-taking motivation did not predict test performances in consequential conditions but emerged in both non-consequential conditions. Study findings support the social cognitive self-regulation perspective and expectancy-value motivation theory.
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Test Wiseness, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Hypothesis Testing, Predictor Variables, Multiple Choice Tests, Essay Tests, Self Management, Self Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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