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Groenewegen, Demi (2021)

Group-Administered Computerized Dynamic Testing: The Influence of Test Anxiety

Master thesis | Psychology (MSc)

Dynamic testing seems to provide insight into children’s potential for learning. The current study aimed to gain more insight into the effectiveness of group-administered computerized dynamic testing in potentially gifted children (N = 48), to further investigate the relationship with test anxiety, and to gain more insight into the instructional needs of the children. All groups of children showed a significant increase in correctly solving the analogies from pretest to post-test. A difference in progression between the dynamic testing condition and the control condition was found. However, this difference appeared not to be significant. In addition, although visual differences were found in the progression lines of children with different levels of test anxiety and their instructional needs, no statistically significant differences were found. Implications of the findings were described in the discussion. In conclusion, the computerized group-administered dynamic test might have...Show moreDynamic testing seems to provide insight into children’s potential for learning. The current study aimed to gain more insight into the effectiveness of group-administered computerized dynamic testing in potentially gifted children (N = 48), to further investigate the relationship with test anxiety, and to gain more insight into the instructional needs of the children. All groups of children showed a significant increase in correctly solving the analogies from pretest to post-test. A difference in progression between the dynamic testing condition and the control condition was found. However, this difference appeared not to be significant. In addition, although visual differences were found in the progression lines of children with different levels of test anxiety and their instructional needs, no statistically significant differences were found. Implications of the findings were described in the discussion. In conclusion, the computerized group-administered dynamic test might have practical advantages for educational or clinical practice but first requires more research.Show less

dynamic testing

group-administered

potentially gifted

test anxiety

instructional needs

Author

Groenewegen, Demi

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Child and Adolescent Psychology

Supervisors

Resing, W.C.M.
Vogelaar, B.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en