RETRACTED ARTICLE: Demystifying anxiety and demotivation in on-line assessment: a focus on the impacts on academic buoyancy and autonomy

Test anxiety is a combination of a confluence of physiologicalhyperarousal, tension, and bodily manifestations, with apprehension, trepidation,fear of inadequacy, and the tendency to magnify negative outcomes, which manifestbefore or during evaluative assessments. Online evaluation might potentiallyexacerbate anxiety and demotivation among learners. When students’psychological and emotional well-being are taken into account, it may be possible toimprove their educational and evaluative experiences. This study set out to shedlight on the interplay between anxiety, demotivation, academic buoyancy, andautonomy in online assessment. To achieve this objective, printed copies of therelated questionnaires were distributed among 392 EFL university students in China.The association between anxiety, demotivation, academic buoyancy, and autonomy inonline assessment was assessed by data screening utilizing confirmatory factoranalysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings indicated thatstudents who experienced less anxiety and demotivation were more buoyant andautonomous. Possible improvements in language education and assessment areconsidered, as are the study’s broader implications.