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Effect of an Active Learning Methodology Combined with Formative Assessments on Performance, Test Anxiety, and Stress of University Students
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Cardozo, Lais Tono; Ramos de Azevedo, Maria Antonia; Morais Carvalho, Maeline Santos; Costa, Rafaela; de Lima, Patricia Oliveira; Marcondes, Fernanda Klein – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an active methodology combined with a lecture on undergraduate student learning and levels of stress and anxiety. The active learning methodology consisted of a lecture of 50-min duration, study at home with a textbook, an educational game activity, and three formative assessments on the topic of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Formative Evaluation, Performance, Stress Variables
A Test of Attention Control Theory in Public Speaking: Cognitive Load Influences the Relationship between State Anxiety and Verbal Production
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King, Paul E.; Finn, Amber N. – Communication Education, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between public-speaking state anxiety (PSA) and verbal communication performance when delivering a speech. In Study 1, participants delivered an extemporaneous five-minute classroom speech behind a lectern, and in Study 2, to increase cognitive load, participants delivered an extemporaneous five-minute…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Public Speaking, Anxiety, Verbal Communication