Coping with the stress of high stakes testing

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-128

  Kruger, Louis J ^a   Wandle, Caroline ^b   Struzziero, Joan ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Scituate Historical Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; High stakes tests; Prevention; Stress management; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350175128     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v23n02_07     Document Type: Review

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