Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety

Başaran Gençdoğan; Semanur Kodan Çetinkaya; Esra Gümüş

doi:10.17679/inuefd.415982

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Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the coloring mandalas on reducing test anxiety of university students. To determine participants among university student, the Spielberger test anxiety inventory was applied. According to the results of the inventory, the participants were randomly assigned to the test group and the control group. While control group listened to calming music, the test group colored different types of pre-shaped mandalas. To determine the effect of coloring mandalas on reducing anxiety, the Spielberger test anxiety inventory (TAI) was reapplied at the end of the 5th week. The mean score of the TAI significantly decreased between the pre-test and the pro-test in the both groups (the test group and the control group). Suprisingly the mean score of the TAI of the control group was significantly lower than the test group. The findings show that coloring mandalas can significantly reduce the level of anxiety, however it is less effective than listening music.

Keywords

Test Anxiety,coloring mandalas,university students

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Başaran Gençdoğan ^*

Semanur Kodan Çetinkaya

Esra Gümüş This is me

Publication Date

April 30, 2018

Submission Date

December 7, 2016

Acceptance Date

December 17, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 19 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.415982

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APA

Gençdoğan, B., Kodan Çetinkaya, S., & Gümüş, E. (2018). Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 19(1), 221-229. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.415982

AMA

1.Gençdoğan B, Kodan Çetinkaya S, Gümüş E. Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety. INUJFE. 2018;19(1):221-229. doi:10.17679/inuefd.415982

Chicago

Gençdoğan, Başaran, Semanur Kodan Çetinkaya, and Esra Gümüş. 2018. “Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 19 (1): 221-29. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.415982.

EndNote

Gençdoğan B, Kodan Çetinkaya S, Gümüş E (April 1, 2018) Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 19 1 221–229.

IEEE

[1]B. Gençdoğan, S. Kodan Çetinkaya, and E. Gümüş, “Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety”, INUJFE, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 221–229, Apr. 2018, doi: 10.17679/inuefd.415982.

ISNAD

Gençdoğan, Başaran - Kodan Çetinkaya, Semanur - Gümüş, Esra. “Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 19/1 (April 1, 2018): 221-229. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.415982.

JAMA

1.Gençdoğan B, Kodan Çetinkaya S, Gümüş E. Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety. INUJFE. 2018;19:221–229.

MLA

Gençdoğan, Başaran, et al. “Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 221-9, doi:10.17679/inuefd.415982.

Vancouver

1.Başaran Gençdoğan, Semanur Kodan Çetinkaya, Esra Gümüş. Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety. INUJFE. 2018 Apr. 1;19(1):221-9. doi:10.17679/inuefd.415982