alleryWhich school practice tends to raise anxiety in math-anxious pupils?
AOpen discussion
BTimed testing
CGroup games
DHands-on activity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Timed testing
1. Anxiety is felt most in high-stakes and timed tests.
2. Discussion, games and hands-on work lower pressure instead.
3. So frequent timed testing can lower achievement for anxious pupils.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematical anxiety, Impact on Performance_
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