Relationships between Test Anxiety and Test-Taking Strategies

Abstract

Many studies on test anxiety, test performance, and test taking have performed, whereas only a few studies have dealt with the relationship between test anxiety and test-taking skills. This study aimed to examine relationships between test anxiety and test-taking strategies. The participants of the study were 237 high school students studying in two high schools in the city in the Western Black Sea region in Turkey. Multiple Regression Analyses was conducted to find out the predictors of test anxiety. The results of the study indicated that there were statistically significant low correlations between test anxiety and during-test, after-test. Furthermore, the results revealed that test-taking strategies were not important predictors of test anxiety of students

Keywords

• Test anxiety, Test-taking Strategies, Standardized tests, High School students

TEST KAYGISI VE TEST YANITLAMA STRATEJİLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİLER

Abstract

Test kaygısı, test performansı ve test yanıtlama stratejileri ile ilgili birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Ancak test kaygısı ve test yanıtlama stratejileri arasındaki ilişki çok az sayıda araştırmada incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada test kaygısı ile test yanıtlama stratejileri arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Araştırma, Türkiye’nin Batı Karadeniz Bölgesinde yer alan bir şehirdeki iki lisede öğrenim gören 237 öğrenci ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmada test kaygısını yordayan değişkenleri belirlemek için çoklu regrasyon analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları test kaygısı ile test yanıtlama stratejileri arasında anlamlı düşük bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca araştırma sonuçları test yanıtlama stratejilerinin test kaygısını yordamada önemli değişken olmadığını ortaya koymaktadır

Keywords

• Test kaygısı, Test yanıtlama stratejileri, Standart testler, lise öğrencileri

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