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Why does exam anxiety matter?
Today's guest blog comes from Professor David Putwain CPsychol FBPsS.
View resultParents’ Perceptions and Experiences of National Tests in Primary School in Wales: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Test Anxiety: Children’s Experiences, Mechanisms of Change and Effective Intervention
Publications
Adolescent exam anxiety can be intensified by pressure to achieve, says academic
04 November 2024
BPS Chartered member David Putwain's new book "Understanding and Helping to Overcome Exam Anxiety" is now available to pre-order.
- Children, young people and families
- Education
- Teaching and learning
Expert psychologists answer burning questions in new popular science book series
30 October 2024
The first books in Ask the Experts series from Routledge and the British Psychological Society cover exam anxiety, dementia, and social media habits.
- Books and reading
- BPS updates
- Dementia
- Health and wellbeing
Examination stress and test anxiety
11 December 2008
Dave Putwain looks at the relationship that can have a serious impact on the lives of young people.
- Children, young people and families
- Stress and anxiety
- Teaching and learning
‘We should just be told to try our best’
04 April 2019
Laura Nicholson and Dave Putwain provide an overview of exam anxiety, its effects and what psychologists can do to help reduce it.
- Education
'Take exam anxiety seriously and do something about it'
07 February 2025
Ella Rhodes hears from Professor David Putwain.
- Education
- Stress and anxiety
From adversity to buoyancy
17 August 2015
Marc Smith reconceptualises academic resilience in schools.
- Children, young people and families
- Education
Exam anxiety: using the telescope as well as the microscope
04 April 2023
Chris Timms searches for solutions in design.
- Stress and anxiety
- Teaching and learning
Children’s mental health
07 February 2022
A round-up of our articles for Children's Mental Health week.
- Children, young people and families
- Mental health
Change in research and in journal publishing
27 June 2024
We fired questions at editors of British Psychological Society journals…
- Professional Practice
- Research
- Research Ethics
Our May time machine
12 May 2020
We delve into the archive to pick out some highlights from this month in past years.
- BPS updates
Letters, September 2013
18 September 2013
addressing the impact of welfare change; media ethics; NLP; DSM-5; and more
- BPS updates
Forum, February 2009
18 February 2009
Including applied behaviour analysis; the forensic/clinical overlap; obesity; baby buggies; IAPT; philosophy; guest columns and more.
- BPS updates
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Examining the influence of adaptability and social support on students’ psychological wellbeing in a sixth form setting
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 46 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2022
Author(s): Andrew Holliman, Alex Knight, Jeremy Pan, Daniel Waldeck, Emily Atkinson, David W. Putwain
View Examining the influence of adaptability and social support on students’ psychological wellbeing in a sixth form settingThe Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale
Series: Assessment and Development Matters Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): David W. Putwain
View The Multidimensional Test Anxiety ScaleResponse to John Raven: Diving in where angels fear to tread: Pre-requisites to evidence-based interventions
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 44 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): David W. Putwain
View Response to John Raven: Diving in where angels fear to tread: Pre-requisites to evidence-based interventionsHow do teachers communicate to students about forthcoming GCSE exams? An observational study
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 44 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): Hannah M. Wilkinson, David W. Putwain, Andrea Mallaburn
View How do teachers communicate to students about forthcoming GCSE exams? An observational studyIntroduction
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 44 Issue: 3
Date of Publication: 01-01-2020
Author(s): David Putwain, Wendy Symes
View IntroductionShould the Section move to an electronic delivery of PER and the Vernon-Wall Monograph?
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 43 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2019
Author(s): Dave Putwain
View Should the Section move to an electronic delivery of PER and the Vernon-Wall Monograph?Changing Chairs
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 43 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2019
Author(s): Wendy Symes, Dave Putwain
View Changing ChairsShould the section move to an electronic delivery of PER and the Vernon Wall Lecture monographs?
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 42 Issue: 1
Date of Publication: 01-01-2018
Author(s): Dave Putwain
View Should the section move to an electronic delivery of PER and the Vernon Wall Lecture monographs?Should the section move to an electronic delivery of PER and the Vernon Wall Lecture monographs?
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 42 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2018
Author(s): Dave Putwain
View Should the section move to an electronic delivery of PER and the Vernon Wall Lecture monographs?Developing school practice in preparing students for high-stake examinations in English and Mathematics
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 34 Issue: 3
Date of Publication: 01-09-2017
Author(s): Deborah Flitcroft, Kevin Woods, David Putwain
View Developing school practice in preparing students for high-stake examinations in English and MathematicsTeachers use of fear appeals: Association with student and teacher mental health
25-10-2021
- Jessica Belcher
- Viviana M. Wuthrich
- Catherine Lowe
Fear appeals, engagement, and examination performance: The role of challenge and threat appraisals
20-10-2016
- David W. Putwain
- Wendy Symes
- Hannah M. Wilkinson
The role of attainment value, academic self-efficacy, and message frame in the appraisal of value-promoting messages
28-04-2016
- Wendy Symes
- David W. Putwain
A cross-lagged panel analysis of fear appeal appraisal and student engagement
09-12-2019
- Laura J. Nicholson
- David W. Putwain
Profiles of control, value and achievement emotions in primary school mathematics lessons
25-03-2025
- Wendy Symes
- Stephanie Lichtenfeld
- Peter Wood
- David W. Putwain
Teachers’ use of fear appeals in the Mathematics classroom: Worrying or motivating students?
07-12-2010
- David W. Putwain
- Wendy Symes
Academically buoyant students are less anxious about and perform better in high-stakes examinations
05-03-2015
- David W. Putwain
- Anthony L. Daly
- Suzanne Chamberlain
- Shireen Sadreddini
Academic buoyancy, student's achievement, and the linking role of control: A cross-lagged analysis of high school students
21-01-2015
- Rebecca J. Collie
- Andrew J. Martin
- Lars‐Erik Malmberg
- James Hall
- Paul Ginns
Achievement goals as mediators of the relationship between competence beliefs and test anxiety
05-02-2011
- David W. Putwain
- Wendy Symes
The role of academic buoyancy and emotions in students’ learning-related expectations and behaviours in primary school
26-12-2019
- Riikka Hirvonen
- David W. Putwain
- Sami Määttä
- Timo Ahonen
- Noona Kiuru
The role of achievement emotions in primary school mathematics: Control–value antecedents and achievement outcomes
14-07-2020
- David W. Putwain
- Eva A. Schmitz
- Peter Wood
- Reinhard Pekrun
Control and value appraisals and online multiple-text comprehension in primary school: The mediating role of boredom and the moderating role of word-reading fluency
26-07-2021
- Daniela Raccanello
- Elena Florit
- Margherita Brondino
- Antonio Rodà
- Lucia Mason
Differences in students’ scholastic well-being induced by familial and scholastic context
26-12-2021
- Ramona Obermeier
- Juliane Schlesier
- Michaela Gläser‐Zikuda
Adaptability and emotional, behavioural and cognitive aspects of self-regulated learning: Direct and indirect relations with academic achievement and life satisfaction
02-11-2022
- Tommaso Feraco
- Nicole Casali
- Elena Ganzit
- Chiara Meneghetti
The role of the classroom learning environment in students’ mathematics anxiety: A scoping review
10-05-2022
- Gabrielle O’Hara
- Heather Kennedy
- Michael Naoufal
- Tina Montreuil
The development of an instrument to measure teachers' use of fear appeals in the GCSE classroom
24-12-2010
- David W. Putwain
- Christine M. Roberts
Personal and situational predictors of test anxiety of students in post-compulsory education
24-12-2010
- David W. Putwain
- Kevin A. Woods
- Wendy. Symes
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06-02-2024
Teacher empathy messages: The role of teacher enthusiasm and student outcomes
25-03-2025
- Elisa Santana‐Monagas
- Juan L. Núñez
- Jaime León