Helen Barsham

Supporting Children and Young People with Test Anxiety in School

How to Improve Wellbeing and Give Back Control

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible and informative book provides educators with a unique approach to supporting children and young people with test anxiety, combining key research and practical guidance to improve wellbeing and learning outcomes. It is a crucial read for SENCOs, teachers, and anyone responsible for the pastoral care of young people.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9781032877112
• ISBN-10: 1032877111
• Artikelnr.: 74434943

Autorenporträt

Helen Barsham has extensive experience working as a Head Teacher in both primary and secondary settings. She recently completed a Doctorate of Education at the University of Cambridge, which explored pupil wellbeing, metacognition and desirable difficulties, using the 'testing effect' to reduce test anxiety.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter overviews
Chapter 1 What is Test Anxiety?
Chapter 2 Fear Appeals
Chapter 3 Using Desirable Difficulties to Give Back Control
Chapter 4 Self-efficacy in Test Taking
Chapter 5 Intervening in Test Anxiety
Chapter 6 Intervention - Giving Back Control - Reducing Test Anxiety - How
To Do It
Chapter 7 Learning and Metacognition
Chapter 8 The Dream for Education. On the Soapbox
Chapter 9 School Development Plan to Give Students Back Control for Taking
Exams
Chapter 10 In Conclusion
Appendix A
Index