Thomas Goetz|Franzis Preckel|Reinhard Pekrun|Nathan C. Hall
Emotional experiences during test taking: Does cognitive ability make a difference?
Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|University of California, Irvine
study examined testrelated experiences enjoyment anger anxiety boredom sample 2059 german school students 50 female grade 6 relate students abstract reasoning ability ara emotions assessed immediately mathematics achievement test analysis variance showed emotions experienced test situation differed based students ara level correspondence analysis revealing substantial differences emotional profiles different ability groups enjoyment proved prominent students high ara whereas anger anxiety predominant students low ara boredom found highest among students intermediate ara group implications research practice discussed