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  • Title: Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES): intervention development and proposed randomized controlled trial.
    Author: Ginsburg GS, Pella JE, Piselli K, Chan G.
    Journal: Trials; 2019 Dec 30; 20(1):792. PubMed ID: 31888726.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Excessive student anxiety is a common problem that severely impairs short- and long-term academic functioning and increases teacher burden. Reducing student anxiety has been associated with improvement in educational functioning. Because anxiety manifests daily in the classroom, teachers are in an ideal position to identify and help students manage their anxiety. Unfortunately, teachers lack the knowledge and skills to support the learning of students with excessive anxiety. The Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES), a novel teacher-administered school-home collaborative intervention, was designed to address this gap. METHODS: This manuscript describes the protocol for developing and evaluating TAPES. Specifically, we present a description of: (1) the intervention and theoretical model; and (2) methods for the proposed randomized controlled trial comparing TAPES to a standard professional development seminar focused on reducing student anxiety. DISCUSSION: Primary aims examine the impact of the TAPES training on teacher knowledge and skill. Secondary aims examine the impact of TAPES on student outcomes. Exploratory aims will examine mediators based on our proposed theory of change. If effective, TAPES has the potential to directly benefit teachers (improving skills) and students (reducing anxiety and improving functioning). TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03899948. Registered on 28 March 2019.
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