{"id":14741,"date":"2025-03-06T17:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=14741"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:42:03","slug":"tte_study_infographic","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/resources\/tte_study_infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Testing Effort, Testing Anxiety, and Teacher Expectations in Fourth-Grade Reading Test Performance Under High- and Low-Stakes Conditions: Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/03\/TTE-Study.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19403 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/03\/TTE-Study.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/03\/TTE-Study-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TRRC team examined how testing effort and testing anxiety contributed to the TCAP-ELA scores of fourth graders who were and were not at risk of retention. With parental consent, participating students provided information about different kinds of concerns they had about TCAP and how they were able to focus while taking the test. Teachers also evaluated how prepared they thought their students were for TCAP. Download this brief summary of results from research conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Testing-Effort-Testing-Anxiety-and-Teacher-Expectations-Study-TRRC.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Testing Effort and Anxiety Study (Infographic)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to thank Dr. Erin Phillips, Executive Director of Literacy and Learning, and all the participating teachers and students who helped us better understand the influences on students\u2019 test performance. 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