The Connection between Anxiety and Educational Success among 4th Grade Students

<p>The work is aimed at identifying connections between indicators of anxiety and learning success among fourth-graders. The study involved 164 fourth grade students aged 9-11 years (89 boys and 75 girls). A correlational research design was used. Four methods were used in the work: Projective method for diagnosing school anxiety by A.M. Prikhozhan; Personal anxiety scale for students A.M. Prikhozhan; the Spielberger-Andreev method for diagnosing educational motivation and emotional attitude to learning (adapted by A.M. Prikhozhan); Group intellectual testing, as well as analysis of student performance in basic subjects. The majority of fourth-graders demonstrated an average level of anxiety, coupled with reduced cognitive activity and educational motivation. A strong positive correlation was revealed between general indicators of anxiety and the level of educational motivation, motivation to achieve success, cognitive activity and academic performance, which suggests that the pedagogical and psychological aspects of the success of school activities form a single factor, at least in this sample.</p>