Emotional experiences during test taking : does cognitive ability make a difference?

摘要: This study examined test-related experiences of enjoyment, anger, anxiety, and boredom in a sample 2059 German school students (50% female) from grade 6, how they relate to students' abstract reasoning ability (ARA). Emotions were assessed immediately before, during, after mathematics achievement test. Analysis variance showed that emotions experienced during the test situation differed based on ARA level, with correspondence analysis revealing substantial differences between emotional profiles different groups. Enjoyment proved be most prominent high ARA, whereas anger anxiety predominant for low ARA. Boredom was found highest among intermediate group. Implications research practice are discussed.