In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics has now studied exactly this phenomenon of test boredom for the first time and found remarkable results. According to the study, many school students are actually very bored during exams. The study also showed that utter boredom has a negative effect on exam results.
In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics led by Thomas Götz from the University of Vienna has now studied exactly this phenomenon of test boredom for the first time and found remarkable results. According to the study, school students are actually very bored during exams. The study also showed that utter boredom has a negative effect on exam results.
The academics proposed the so-called abundance hypothesis for the first time in their study, which they were able to confirm. On the one hand, the abundance hypothesis states that boredom especially deteriorates exam performance if students are overchallenged, because all mental resources would have to be allocated to completing the tasks, i.e. those that are used for experiencing boredom but are no longer available for working on the tasks.
From the study results, the researchers also derive some recommendations for teachers and guardians."In order to combat test boredom, teachers should prepare exam tasks in such a way that they relate to the reality of students' lives.
This first study of test boredom also opens up a completely new field of research. The academics are making a decisive contribution to clarifying the negative effects of boredom in school."A large number of studies already show that boredom has not only a detrimental effect on learning and performance but also on mental and physical health.
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