Stereotype threat and test performance: A primer for school psychologists

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander H. Jordan ◽  
Benjamin J. Lovett
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Test Performance

scholarly journals Converging Evidence that Higher Trait Working Memory Capacity aids Standardized Test Performance under Race Related Stereotype Threat

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaTasha R Holden ◽  
Kerri A. Goodwin ◽  
Andrew R. A. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Standardized Test Performance

Stereotype threat (ST) occurs when individuals primed with negative stereotypes underperform relative to a control group. The current work considers individual differences in ST effects on real world measures like standardized test performance (SDTP). Working Memory Capacity (WMC) is investigated as a mediator and/or moderator of ST for race/ethnicity. Findings revealed a lack of strong evidence for the effect of ST. However, we demonstrated that trait WMC moderates ST for race such that higher WMC is associated with higher scores on standardized tests under conditions of race related ST. For future work on ST, we consider replication issues as well as the importance of WMC for performance under ST including how WMC and SDTP have been shown to improve through implementing self-regulation and mindfulness.

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