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Almaz Mesghina; Elayne Vollman; Kelly Trezise; Lindsey Engle Richland – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
We investigated whether worked examples could be used to reduce cognitive load on mathematics learners who may have reduced available cognitive resources due to experiencing anxiety or excess stress. Across 2 days, 280 fifth-grade students learned from a difficult lesson on ratio, half of whom reviewed worked examples at key problem-solving…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Anxiety
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Travis, Justin; Kaszycki, Alyssa; Geden, Michael; Bunde, James – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Historically, most investigations involving stress have assumed its undesirability, and deleterious effects have been identified across a variety of domains. Recently, however, researchers in management and health have differentiated between types of stress, and revealed a more complicated picture as a result. Specifically, stressors perceived as…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Coping, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
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Samuel, Robin; Burger, Kaspar – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Prior studies have noted several risk and protective factors for school dropout; however, only a few have examined longer-term vulnerabilities alongside temporary risk and protective factors. Consequently, we focused on the role that both stable and time-varying psychosocial risk and protective factors play in dropout intentions and actual…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Social Support Groups, At Risk Students, Intention