Updated at: 1143 PST, Saturday, January 15, 2011
CHICAGO: Spending a few minutes before a test to write down their anxieties could help students perform better, researchers report in the journal Science.
Psychologists at the University of Chicago have discovered a quick and easy way for stressed-out students to avoid choking on a high-stakes test: Take a few minutes right before the exam to write about all those fears.
A study published online Thursday by the journal Science found that anxious students given 10 minutes to put their feelings down on paper performed significantly better than their peers who wrote about other topics or did nothing at all.
For the complete story .... (http://www.geo.tv/1-15-2011/77257.htm)
CHICAGO: Spending a few minutes before a test to write down their anxieties could help students perform better, researchers report in the journal Science.
Psychologists at the University of Chicago have discovered a quick and easy way for stressed-out students to avoid choking on a high-stakes test: Take a few minutes right before the exam to write about all those fears.
A study published online Thursday by the journal Science found that anxious students given 10 minutes to put their feelings down on paper performed significantly better than their peers who wrote about other topics or did nothing at all.
For the complete story .... (http://www.geo.tv/1-15-2011/77257.htm)
