Phelps, C., & Price, J. (2016). Slowing the hare: Quick finishers and class performance on standardized tests. Learning and Individual Differences, 1-5. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2016.08.005
The article, “Slowing the Hare: Quick Finishers and Class Performance on Standardized Tests,” informs readers on how time can play a factor on students’ performances while taking standardized tests. By conducting a random field experiment, the authors proctored elementary school students as they completed standardized math problems. Separated into two groups, the treatment group was allowed to alert someone when they were finished while the control group had to stay silent and check their answers. There were also incentives given to the top scorers in each …show more content…
In this article, the authors used an experimental method in order to find data to show that these students do negatively, and address the fact that changes need to be made. This article also provides charts that are helpful and give details from the experiment. The recent publication date enhances the importance of the data throughout this article. However, due to the fact that the authors only experimented elementary school students, the results may vary among higher grades. In my opinion, this article will be crucial to my literature review due to the extensive amount of research found in …show more content…
To support their decision, Segool,
Carlson, Goforth, von der Embse, and Baterian (2013) invited 335 school children, varying through 3rd and 5th grade, to participate in a study with parental consent. Also, teachers were invited to complete a questionnaire throughout the research. From this, it was reported that “in the current study, students reported significantly more test anxiety in relation to the high-stakes
NCLB assessment than to classroom tests” (p. 495). The results proved “that students perceive high-stakes testing situations as more stressful and anxiety-provoking than typical testing situations that occur as part of the curriculum” (p. 495). Research from the questionnaire showed that “teachers also reported that they experienced significantly more anxiety about
The article, “Slowing the Hare: Quick Finishers and Class Performance on Standardized Tests,” informs readers on how time can play a factor on students’ performances while taking standardized tests. By conducting a random field experiment, the authors proctored elementary school students as they completed standardized math problems. Separated into two groups, the treatment group was allowed to alert someone when they were finished while the control group had to stay silent and check their answers. There were also incentives given to the top scorers in each …show more content…
In this article, the authors used an experimental method in order to find data to show that these students do negatively, and address the fact that changes need to be made. This article also provides charts that are helpful and give details from the experiment. The recent publication date enhances the importance of the data throughout this article. However, due to the fact that the authors only experimented elementary school students, the results may vary among higher grades. In my opinion, this article will be crucial to my literature review due to the extensive amount of research found in …show more content…
To support their decision, Segool,
Carlson, Goforth, von der Embse, and Baterian (2013) invited 335 school children, varying through 3rd and 5th grade, to participate in a study with parental consent. Also, teachers were invited to complete a questionnaire throughout the research. From this, it was reported that “in the current study, students reported significantly more test anxiety in relation to the high-stakes
NCLB assessment than to classroom tests” (p. 495). The results proved “that students perceive high-stakes testing situations as more stressful and anxiety-provoking than typical testing situations that occur as part of the curriculum” (p. 495). Research from the questionnaire showed that “teachers also reported that they experienced significantly more anxiety about