Understanding the causes, factors, and methods of reducing students' exam anxiety in high school exams
Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the causes, factors, and methods to reduce students' exam anxiety in high school exams.
Research methodology: In order to conduct this research, from among the students of district one of Rey city and from among 690 seventh grade female students, 100 of them were selected by using a non-random sampling method. The questions in the questionnaire consisted of 21 closed-ended questions and 1 open-ended question.
Results: The findings indicate that several factors are effective in aggravating test anxiety. Losing a privileged academic position in the classroom followed by personality impairment disturbs the student's peace of mind and causes students to become anxious during the exam.
Limitations: In addition to the factors mentioned as the causes of test anxiety, there may be other factors in these fields that can affect such as hereditary factors, weakness of personality, weakness of faith, and other cases that cannot be measured or not mentioned in this study.
Contribution: This study is expected can give a piece of knowledge about the factors that can cause anxiety during exams to students and the method to reduce it.
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Besharat, M.A. (2004). Investigating the relationship between parental perfectionism and students' test anxiety. Journal of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 34 (1), 1-10.
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Karshki, H, Mohammad Taghizadeh, N, Miri, Sh. (2017). Relationship between causal attribution and test anxiety: The mediating role of achievement goals. Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Research, 7 (1), 1-16.
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Salimi, J, Mohammadi, R. (2013). The effect of problem solving skills training on exam anxiety of male students. Journal of Research in Educational Systems, 7 (21), 71-84.
- Beck, J. V., Blackwell, B., & Clair Jr, C. R. S. (1985). Inverse heat conduction: Ill-posed problems. James Beck.?
- Besharat, M.A. (2004). Investigating the relationship between parental perfectionism and students' test anxiety. Journal of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 34 (1), 1-10.
- Fcca, S. A. B. S., Uddin, M. T., Hossain, I., Fahim, A. Y., Islam, M. J., Riya, T. A., & Hossain, A. (2021). A comprehensive study of mental health issues: impact on overseas university students. Psychohealth: Scientific Journal of Psychology and Mental Health, 1(1), 1-11.
- Ghamari Givi H, Alizadeh R, Mojarrad A.(2018). The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral and Existential Methods on Reducing Test Anxiety in Nursing Students. Iranian Journal of Medical Education. 18: 282-291.
- Georgian, Y. (2011). Teacher Development Magazine, (31), 11-46.
- Gholami S, H., Motaghedi, R., Shakeri, R., (2016), Anxiety in Elementary Students, International Conference on Innovation and Research in Humanities and Socio-Cultural Studies, Qom.
- Gohari, N. (2013). Methods for overcoming test anxiety in students. Tebyan Learning Center. Website: https://article.tebyan.net
- Haghshenas H, Bahredar M J, Rahman-Setayesh Z.(2009). A Clinical Trial for Reduction of Test Anxiety in a Group of Adolescents. IJPCP. 15 (1): 63-69.
- Terman, L., Merrill, M., Hilgard, E., McNemar, Q., Stone, C., Farnsworth, P., & McFarlane, J. (2001). Paul H. Mussen (1922-2000).?
- Karshki, H, Mohammad Taghizadeh, N, Miri, Sh. (2017). Relationship between causal attribution and test anxiety: The mediating role of achievement goals. Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Research, 7 (1), 1-16.
- Keshavarz Afshar, H., Haj Hosseini, M., Qadimi S. (2016). The effect of Gestalt therapy on generalized anxiety and test anxiety of students. Journal of Counseling Culture and Psychotherapy (Counseling Culture), (28) 7, 102-85.
- Pope, G. A. (2007, October). Overview of chemical EOR. In Casper EOR workshop. The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX.?
- Sahebi, A., Mir Abdollahi, ES., (2004). Ways to overcome test anxiety through familiarity with study techniques and learning for students. Tehran: Asreh Publications.
- Salimi, J, Mohammadi, R. (2013). The effect of problem solving skills training on exam anxiety of male students. Journal of Research in Educational Systems, 7 (21), 71-84.
