Putwain, DW, Nakhla, G, Liversidge, A, Nicholson, LJ, Porter, B and Reece, M (2016) Teachers use of fear appeals prior to a high-stakes examination: Is frequency linked to perceived student engagement and how do students respond? Teaching and Teacher Education, 61. pp. 73-83. ISSN 0742-051X

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Abstract

Prior to high-stakes examinations teachers use messages that focus on the importance of avoiding failure (fear appeals). This study examined whether teacher use of fear appeals was related to their perceptions of student engagement, followed by students’ interpretation of fear appeals, and how they related to student-reported engagement. Teachers used more frequent fear appeals when they perceived student engagement to be low. More frequent fear appeals resulted in stronger challenge and threat appraisals. A challenge appraisal was associated with greater, and a threat appraisal with lower, behavioural and emotional engagement. Student appraisal seems to determine the effectiveness of these messages. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1303 Specialist Studies In Education, 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	Education
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2016 10:24
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 12:19
DOI or ID number:	10.1016/j.tate.2016.10.003
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4767

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