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Hill, Kennedy T.; Horton, Margaret W. – 1986
Educational solutions to the problem of test anxiety were explored. Test anxiety has a debilitating effect on performance which increases over the school years. The solution is, first, to measure test anxiety so that the extent of it, as well as the effectiveness of programs designed to alleviate it, can be measured. The seven-item Comfort Index,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedHeine, Steven J.; Lehman, Darrin R. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1995
Briefly presents the results of a study comparing the responses of Asian Canadian students and European Canadian students for evidence of social responsibility bias. Using the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding, the study found little evidence of bias. Discusses implications and weaknesses of the experiment. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background
Peer reviewedRichardson, John T. E.; And Others – Educational Psychology, 1995
Identifies problems with the Approaches to Studying Inventory (ASI) as a survey instrument for use with non-Western students. A study using ASI attempted to examine the effects of secondary educational experiences on Fiji college students' study habits. Responses suggested the students were influenced by an acquiescent response bias. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Students
