HeartMath Study Finds that 61% of High School Students Are Affected by Test Anxiety

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
School Students

Test Anxiety in Potential First-Generation Students: A Longitudinal Examination of the Role of Psychological Needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-49
Author(s):  
Natalie Spadafora ◽  
Emily L. Murphy ◽  
Danielle S. Molnar ◽  
Dawn Zinga
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
First Generation Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Secondary

It is estimated that 15-22% of students have high levels of test anxiety (von der Embse, Jester, Roy, & Post, 2018), which can be associated with greater academic stress and poorer educational performance (e.g., Steinmayr, Crede, McElvany, & Withwein, 2016). First-generation students (where neither parent has completed post-secondary education) are a critical group to study given that they are at higher risk for poorer educational attainment and being unsuccessful at the post-secondary level. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the link between basic psychological needs and test anxiety in a sample of first-generation Ontario high school students across two points in time (N = 147;  Mage = 14.82, SD = 1.28). Self-report data was collected as a part of an on-going longitudinal study focusing on students attending a high school with specialized programming to enhance the transition to post-secondary institutions. Results from cross-lagged path analyses indicated that being older, female, and having higher levels of needs frustration significantly predicted higher levels of test anxiety over time within this sample. Our results highlight important educational implications, emphasizing the importance of fostering classroom environments where students perceive their psychological needs to be met, particularly within this unique population of students.

PS 15-05 Test anxiety correlates with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and angiotensin II in high school students

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. e460
Author(s):  
Qiubo Jiang ◽  
Yingxin Zhao ◽  
Qiang Hou ◽  
Hui Sui ◽  
Huaibao Lü ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Ambulatory Blood Pressure ◽  
School Students

Students' Perceptions of School Climate and Trait Test Anxiety

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 761-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Relationships ◽  
Teacher Student Relationships ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Chinese High School Students ◽  
Perceptions Of School

In a sample of 916 Chinese high school students, the relations among the students' perceptions of school climate and their trait test anxiety were examined. The results indicated that students' perceptions of teacher-student relationships and student-student relationships negatively predicted their trait test anxiety. Furthermore, girls had higher scores on trait test anxiety than boys.

FC25-06 - The impact of training cognitive-behavioral strategies on reduction of test anxiety in male high school students

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1958-1958
Author(s):  
Z. Aalayi ◽  
T. Ahmadi Gatab
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionThe present study has focused on the impact of training cognitive-behavioral strategies in reducing test anxiety among second-grade high school male math students.ObjectivesThis study has attempted to test the hypothesis that training cognitive-behavioral strategies can help a reduction on test anxiety among anxious students.MethodsThe subjects were 72 second-grade high school students who had obtained high scores on the test anxiety scale(sarason,1978) participants were selected by a multi-stage cluster sampling method from three high schools at Tehran after administering the self-report test anxiety scale as pre-test, the subjects were then divided into two groups of control and experimental with 36 students in each groupdid not receive any treatment then, both groups were asked to complete the test anxiety scale as post-test.ResultsAnalysis of variance (anova) with repeated measures was performed to analyze the data. the results revealed that there was a significant difference between the two groups and this difference was two the advantage of experimental group showing a significant reduction in test anxiety.ConclusionsThe results showed that training cognitive-behavioral strategies can reduce test anxiety.

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