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Do you think anxiety is a construct that invokes students' performance in school?

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Examines if anxiety is a construct that invokes students' performance in school. References are provided.

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1. Do you think anxiety is a construct that invoke students' performance in school?

Anxiety at moderate levels leads to better performance as it is considered a motivator (u-stress versus distress) as compared to low and high test anxiety. For example, Vogel and Collins (2009) report this:

"This study investigates the effect of test anxiety on academic performance. It is ...

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