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Reducing STEM test anxiety through classroom mindfulness training for lower secondary school children: a pilot study
- Source :
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACTAlthough mindfulness is effective in reducing anxiety, research on its impact on test anxiety among lower secondary school children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related disciplines is limited. Using a one-group pre – post-test research design, this pilot study evaluated the impact of classroom mindfulness meditation training on test anxiety in STEM-related disciplines with 197 sixth-grade students (54.3% boys, aged 10–12 years) from public schools in Kosovo. Mindfulness training significantly decreased students’ test anxiety levels in STEM-related disciplines. Mindfulness helped students calm down, reduced their academic anxiety, and increased their self-esteem. A significant decrease in test anxiety among participants who reported that the training improved their self-esteem and reduced their academic anxiety and stress was ascertained. Regarding sex differences, meditation activities significantly decreased test anxiety scores among girls. Mindfulness training can be employed as a stress-reduction strategy that can be easily incorporated into classroom pedagogy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02673843 and 21644527
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4a87b0cfe14f496a8c70ec046bb6188c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2023.2242478