ABSTRACT In the UK education system, an ‘audit culture’ has led to pressures being placed on students to achieve high grades in their GCSEs. It has been suggested that schools are required to achieve good academic results and look after their students’ wellbeing, causing a conflict in relation to public examinations, such as GCSEs. School staff support both performance and wellbeing by preparing students for exams. However, research suggests that there is a danger that many underperform, or are negatively affected (emotionally) by exam stress, or both. This paper describes a research project within the UK. The aims of which were to explore the views of students who had recently taken GCSE exams, to gain an understanding of how they felt their GCSE experiences affected their wellbeing and performance, to find out what factors contributed to or alleviated their levels of exam stress, and whether theories relating to exam stress such as Achievement Goal Theory could be used to explain the individual differences in levels of exam stress. Findings and conclusions provided ways to improve the support for students during their GCSEs, improving academic performance and wellbeing.

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GCSE 考试压力：学生对幸福感和表现影响的看法

摘要 在英国的教育系统中，“审计文化”给学生施加了压力，要求他们在 GCSE 中取得高分。有人建议要求学校取得良好的学业成绩并照顾学生的福祉，从而导致与公共考试（例如 GCSE）相关的冲突。学校工作人员通过为学生准备考试来支持他们的表现和福祉。然而，研究表明，许多人可能表现不佳，或者受到考试压力的负面影响（情绪上），或者两者兼而有之。本文描述了英国境内的一个研究项目。其目的是探讨最近参加 GCSE 考试的学生的观点，以了解他们认为 GCSE 经历如何影响他们的幸福感和表现，找出哪些因素导致或减轻了他们的考试压力水平，以及与考试压力相关的理论如成就目标理论是否可以用来解释考试压力水平的个体差异。调查结果和结论提供了在 GCSE 期间改善对学生的支持、提高学业成绩和幸福感的方法。