TEST ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

TEST ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Published:2023-12-20 Issue:1 Volume:17 Page:35-46
ISSN:2538-7197
Container-title:Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century
language:en
Short-container-title:PPC

Author:

Stoyanova Stanislava¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Bulgaria

Abstract

The present study aims at comparing test anxiety among secondary school students and university students to reveal if the interventions for reducing test anxiety should be focused more on secondary school students who do not have enough skills for emotional management. The Bulgarian version of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale was used among 60 junior high school/middle school students, 30 high school students and 90 university students. It was found that test anxiety diminished with age advance. Higher test anxiety was manifested during the school/academic year than at the beginning of the school year. The interventions for reducing test anxiety should be focused mainly on overcoming negative thoughts, and negative self-talk during exams, and worry about own performance after the exam. Keywords: test anxiety, secondary school students, university students

Publisher

Scientia Socialis Ltd

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science

Reference44 articles.

1. Amalu, M. N. (2017). Cognitive test anxiety as a predictor of academic achievement among secondary school students in Makurdi metropolis, Benue state. International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 10(4), 362–372.

2. Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing (7th edition). Prentice-Hall.

3. Baghaei, P., & Cassady, J. (2014). Validation of the Persian translation of the cognitive test anxiety scale. SAGE Open, 4(4), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014555113

4. Baig, W. A., Al-Zahrani, E. M., Al-Jubran, K. M., Chaudhry, T., & Qadri, A. A. (2018). Evaluation of test anxiety levels among preparatory year students of PSMCHS during computer-based versus paper-and-pen examination. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences, 7(1), 48–52.

5. Balogun, A., & Olanrewaju, A. (2016). Role of computer self-efficacy and gender in computer-based test anxiety among undergraduates in Nigeria. Psychological Thought, 9(1), 58–66. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.160