Mastering Anxiety: The Effect of Mastery-Based Testing on Quantitative Literacy College Students’ Anxiety Levels and Mindsets

Mastery-based testing (MBT) is a form of categorical grading where students are repeatedly assessed until they achieve level mastery. This paper describes the implementation MBT in university quantitative literacy class using web-based homework system. Qualitative evidence student comments showed that preferred because it reduced their stress levels and was perceived as substantially different from traditional assessment. Students’ differentiation assessments based solely on nomenclature an unexpected significant finding.