'Your whole life depends on it': academic stress and high-stakes testing in Ireland
'Your whole life depends on it': academic stress and high-stakes testing in Ireland
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DOI：
10.1080/13676261.2014.992317
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发表时间：
2015-05-28
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Smyth, Emer
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作者：
Banks, Joanne;Smyth, Emer
国际研究一致表明，高风险考试是中等教育学生压力和担忧的重要来源。现有的研究主要集中在学生考试压力水平的个体差异上，很少关注学校环境对学生压力的影响。爱尔兰小学后的纵向研究，混合方法的中学生研究的数据，本文探讨了个人和学校层面的因素影响学生准备的国家标准化的毕业证书考试的压力水平。本文提出了新的研究结果，突出了学校在改善学生压力方面的潜在作用。研究结果表明，学生的压力不仅受到个人层面因素的影响，而且学校教育过程的某些方面也会影响压力水平。特别是，学生与教师的互动和学校内的同伴关系的质量被发现对学生的压力水平有显着的影响。与老师有更积极互动的学生压力水平较低，而经历过同龄人欺凌的学生压力水平较高。高中课程的选择以及学生在选择科目时得到帮助的程度也会影响压力。
International research consistently shows that high-stakes exams are a significant source of stress and worry for students within secondary education. Existing research focuses on individual variation in exam-related stress levels among students with very little attention given to the influence of school context on student stress. Using data from the Irish Post-Primary Longitudinal Study, a mixed methods study of secondary students, this paper examines both individual and school level factors influencing the levels of stress among students preparing for the nationally standardised Leaving Certificate examination. The paper presents new findings which highlight the potential role of schools in ameliorating student stress. Findings show that student stress is not only influenced by individual-level factors but that certain aspects of the schooling process impact on stress levels. In particular, the quality of student-teacher interaction and peer relations within the school are found to have a significant impact on student stress levels. Students with more positive interactions with their teachers have lower stress levels with higher stress levels among those who have experienced bullying from peers. Stress is also influenced by programme choice at upper secondary level and the extent to which students are facilitated in their choice of subjects.