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Anita Marie Knox – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study examined the effects of stored color knowledge on learning achievement and cognitive load using a randomized pretest-posttest control group design. Social media was used to recruit 60 adult participants, randomized into control and experimental groups. A multimedia lesson was presented where the control group viewed images…
Descriptors: Color, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Knowledge Level
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Schillinger, Frieder L.; De Smedt, Bert; Grabner, Roland H. – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2016
In high-stake tests, students often display lower achievements than expected based on their skill level--a phenomenon known as choking under pressure. This imposes a serious problem for many students, especially for test-anxious individuals. Among school subjects, mathematics has been shown to be particularly vulnerable to choking. To succeed in a…
Descriptors: Medicine, High Stakes Tests, Low Achievement, Test Anxiety