Heightened test anxiety among young children: Elementary school students' anxious responses to high-stakes testing

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 489-499

  Segool, Natasha K ^a   Carlson, John S ^b   Goforth, Anisa N ^c   Von der Embse, Nathan ^b   Barterian, Justin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

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EID: 84875858858     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21689     Document Type: Article

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