Teacher’s written and verbal corrective feedback on pupils’ test anxiety

This study determined the effect of teacher’s written and verbal corrective feedback on the test anxiety of Grade 5 pupils in Malipampang Elementary School, Malipampang, San Ildefonso, Bulacan during the School Year 2022 – 2023. With experimental mixed methods as research design and 93 Grades 5 pupils as respondents of the study, findings showed that the level of test anxiety of Grade 5 pupils in terms of thoughts, off-task behaviors and automatic reactions before subjecting them to written and verbal corrective feedback and traditional way of checking the tests/quizzes was above average. After conducting the experiment, the level of test anxiety of Grade 5 pupils in terms of thoughts, off-task behaviors and automatic reactions after subjecting them to written and verbal corrective feedback of checking the tests/quizzes was low. Meanwhile, the level of test anxiety of Grade 5 pupils in terms of thoughts, off-task behaviors and automatic reactions after subjecting them to traditional way of checking the tests/quizzes was described as below average. Based on the findings of the study, these conclusion was drawn: Written and verbal corrective feedback is an effective way of decreasing the test anxiety level of elementary school pupils.