PO577: Expressive Writing as an Effective Intervention for Test Anxiety

  • PMD: 5,9
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 8: Promoting Academic Success

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn about expressive writing as an intervention tactic,
  2. learn if the intervention is truly effective in reducing test anxiety, and
  3. learn if expressive writing is effective in improving test performance.

Description

This is a meta-analysis of the literature surrounding expressive writing as an intervention for test anxiety in order to assess its true effects on students.

Presenter(s)

Patricia J. O&#39Meara, Teachers College

Contributor(s)

Benjamin J. Lovett

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