The Effect of the Managing Examinatıon Anxiety Program Applied to High School Students on Test Anxiety
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Aim: To examine the effect of the multimodal managing examination anxiety program applied to high school students on test anxiety of high school students and some predictors of test anxiety.
Material and Methods: The population of the study, which was in the pretest-posttest single-group quasi-experimental design, consisted of 150 high school senior students. A managing examination anxiety program applied once a week for 7 weeks to 40 students selected using the convinient sampling. The ınformation form and the Westside test exam scale used as data collection tools.
Results: The posttest mean score (32.15 ± 8.15) of the students from the Westside Test Exam Scale was significantly lower than the pretest mean score (37.57 ± 5.49) (p<0.01). It was found that male students experienced less test anxiety compared to female students (p<0.01), and students with high socioeconomic status compared to students with medium socioeconomic status (p<0.01).
Conclusion: The cognitive behavioral approach can be generalized to larger group settings in schools and can be effective in managing students' test anxiety, especially if combined with other strategies such as relaxation. Gender and socioeconomic status are predictors of test anxiety.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Test anxiety, High school students, Cognitive behavioral, Relaxation
Destekleyen Kurum
Yoktur
Proje Numarası
Yoktur
Teşekkür
We thank the children and their families who participated in the study.
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