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Challenging the Assessment Narrative: Addressing Assessment Anxiety through the Collaborative Process of Co-Creation

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Title: Challenging the Assessment Narrative: Addressing Assessment Anxiety through the Collaborative Process of Co-Creation
Language: English
Authors: Gerald L. Decelles III, Catherine Bovill
Source: International Journal for Students as Partners. 2026 10(1).
Availability: McMaster University Library Press. McMaster University Library, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S $L6 Canada. e-mail: scom@mcmaster.ca; Web site: https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Higher Education, College Students, Student Evaluation, Test Format, Test Wiseness, Student Participation, Test Construction, Partnerships in Education, Student Empowerment
Abstract: Test anxiety is on the rise within higher education, even though the phenomenon has been researched and interventions have been developed to address this issue. Often, approaches focus on actions that the student needs to perform to address the cognitive or physiological aspects of test anxiety. In this study, we explore the possibility that co-creation approaches to assessment can contribute to reducing assessment anxiety. Analysis of interviews and questionnaires with students identified four key themes: (a) the type of assessment is important in influencing students' assessment anxiety, (b) knowing the assessor and assessment is important to students, (c) co-creation enables students to develop agency over assessments, (d) and co-creating with students helps reduce assessment anxiety. Results suggest that co-creation may reduce the worry component of assessment anxiety while other characteristic outcomes of co-creation (i.e., trust, respect, community, and a sense of belonging) may prove preventative against the emotionality component of assessment anxiety.
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Entry Date: 2026
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