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Applause as an achievement‐based reward during a computerised self‐assessment test
Author(s) -
Moridis Christos N.,
Economides Anastasios A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01221.x
Subject(s) - psychology , test anxiety , test (biology) , trait anxiety , trait , anxiety , developmental psychology , academic achievement , cognitive psychology , social psychology , computer science , paleontology , psychiatry , biology , programming language
Affective feedback during a self‐assessment test could help induce the learner to an optimal emotional state regarding the learning material. However, there is a lack of experimental evidence concerning the influence of affective feedback during a self‐assessment test. This paper is a step towards this direction. The effect of achievement‐based reward feedback on students' state and trait anxiety was examined. Ninety‐two students participated in an experiment. Half of these students received an applause sound after a correct answer to a question. Results highlight gender differences concerning this emotional type of feedback.