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EFFECTS OF TEST ANXIETY TO THE ACDEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10
STUDENTS IN FCPC
A research paper presented to
First City Providential College
In Partial Fulfillment of he
Requirement for the subject
English 10
Research conducted by
Elyssa Marie Presinede Borre of Grade 10, Luna
Submitted to
T. Adrian Aggabao
English Teacher
Academic Year 2019-2020
4th Grading
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researcher would like to express her deepest and sincerest gratitude
to everyone who had supported, guided, and helped her amongst of
completing this study.
First of all, this research is all thanks to the Almighty God, who had
always protected, guided, and blessed the researcher amongst of her student
career, and even when she’s about to give up.
To Sir Adrian Aggabao who had been supportive and took care of the
class at all times. This acknowledgement drives to his teachings, guidance and
patience to his students.
Lastly, the researcher’s parents who had been understanding and guiding
their child, a big appreciation is offered to you.
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DEDICATION
The researcher wants to dedicate this to everyone who helped her. To her
family, friends, and her teachers. This piece of hard work is dedicated to these
people who had expressed their support, guidance, and love.
This is also dedicated to students who are continuously working hard for
the future of themselves and of the society. Also, for some who have little
knowledge of the importance of the topic. As the main subject and respondents,
may this study guide you.
To everyone who stands for contemporaneous issues like this, let this
study be one of your inspirations and powers to speak for more. The researcher
hopes that you will never stop using your voice, even when it shakes or when
someone tries to mute you.
Lastly; to the God Almighty, who blessed the researcher of her wisdoms
and principles; and to her country, which to whom she speaks and prays for.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgement ............................................................................................... ii
Dedication ........................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................1

Background of the Study ......................................................................................1
Statement of the Problem ......................................................................................2
Significance of the Study ......................................................................................2
Scope and Limitations...........................................................................................2
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature .........................................................5
Local Studies .........................................................................................................5
Foreign Studies .....................................................................................................7
Chapter 3: Methods of Research .......................................................................9
Methods of Research Used ...................................................................................9
Methods of Collecting Data ..................................................................................9
Instrument of the Study.......................................................................................10
Statistical Treatment ...........................................................................................10
Chapter 4: Presentation and Interpretation of Data .....................................12
Chapter 5: Summary, Recommendations, Conclusions ................................25
Summary .............................................................................................................25
Conclusion ..........................................................................................................26
Recommendations ...............................................................................................27
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Chapter 1
Introduction
I. Background of the Study
In today's generation, students are expected by the society to have a
successful development. Example of it is taking test that happens a way of
discovering, by questions or practical activities to challenge students to use
their acquired knowledge on what they had learned.
According to Lauren Talbot (James Madison University/JMU),
"Academic pressure has the capacity to cause stress for students of all ages.
From grade school through the collegiate level, students are likely to
experience, to some extent, pressure associated with the demands of
schooling. Therefore, my research aims to identify the definition and
prevalence of test anxiety, the physiological and psychological effects
associated with this stressor, and the long-term consequences of ignoring it.
Additionally, existing research regarding behavioral, cognitive, and skill-
based approaches and interventions will be discussed in order to develop a
plan to reduce and prevent test anxiety in elementary school children."
A lack of preparation, poor past test outcomes and fear of failure are
some causes of this study. Although some children may be pressuring their
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grades by their parents, using their alibi that they're always doing their best
but ending up in they still have to do better.
The basis of this study is to help students to know when test anxiety
attacks, what triggers it and how they will go through it.
II. Statement of the Problem
This study aims to answer the ff. questions:
a. What are the effects of test to Grade 10 students?
b. Why do student have test anxiety?
c. How do students deal with test anxiety?
III. Significance of the Study
The purpose of the study is to determine what are the effects of test
anxiety, why do they experience it and how do they deal with it.
At the end of the study, the researcher, teachers, students and future
researchers will be informed about its cope, mechanisms and how Grade 10
students manage their test anxiety.
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IV. Scope and Limitations
The study was conducted on February 10, 2020 at First City Providential
College. A survey questionnaire was distributed to tenth graders. The answers
gathered were only from junior high school students studying in First City
Providential College.
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Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
This chapter introduces various discussions, studies, points of view, ideas and
findings on previous researches conducted on additional undertakings. Through this
review, the researcher developed high extent of finding on present study.
I. LOCAL STUDIES
Anxiety Disorders in the Philippines
A report from World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that in the
world, one in every four individuals will suffer from mental health problems
at some point in their lives and that 450 million people worldwide have a
mental health problem. Susceptible in the middle to upper classes families,
especially those who lived in the urban areas and National Capital Region –
concluding that economical background influence internet usage among
Filipinos.
In 2015, the global prevalence of common mental illnesses such as
depression and anxiety disorders are estimated at 5.5% and 3.6%,

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respectively; suicide accounts for 1.5% of global deaths in the same year
(WHO, 2017). During later adolescent years, college students spend most of
their time in schools and frequently interact with peers, classmates and
teachers. Their ability to socially integrate with the entities in the academe
influences the state of their mental health. Pachucki, Ozer, Barrat, and Cattuto
(2015) suggest that the structure interaction networks of adolescents influence
the robustness of depressive symptoms.
II. FOREIGN STUDIES
Studies About Anxieties in America
Anxiety disorders are common, affecting about 18 percent of adults.
But only about a third of people with anxiety seek treatment, according to the
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). Anxiety disorders
affect an estimated 25 percent of 13- to 18-year-olds. It's not exactly how many
students have it but severe test anxiety could afflict as much as
20 percent of the school-going population, according to the American Test
Anxiety Association, and another 18 percent may have a moderate form of
the condition.
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CHAPTER 3
Methods of Research
METHODS OF RESEARCH USED
The descriptive method of research was used in this study. Descriptive
research is concerned with the description of data and characteristics about
the respondents. This method is used because it allows the of the respondents
that will enable the researcher to give a wider view and perception about the
cause and effects of test anxiety.
METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA
In gathering the data, the researcher used questionnaire or a survey sheet
distributed to 30 respondents from First City Providential College, who are
experiencing test anxiety. All were on Grade 10.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT
The distributed questionnaire contains 15 questions for 30 respondents.
The first 5 were the effects of test to Grade 10. Second set are why do students
have test anxiety and lastly, how do they deal with it.
STATISTICAL TREATMENT
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The data that the researcher collected from the survey/ questionnaires
need statistic treatment or “tabulation”. In order to obtain it, the formula P=f/n
x 100 is used where percentage (P) is equal to the frequency (f) divided by the
number of respondents (n), then multiplied by 100.
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Chapter 4
Presentation and Interpretation of data
Graph 1.0: Grade level of the respondents
PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR CURRENT GRADE LEVEL
F 6% Grade 10
28% Grade 7
Grade 8
41%
3% Grade 9
Senior High School
22%
Among the 32 respondents, 41% or 13 students were from the
ninth grade level, which had the most number of participants for this
study. The second highest were students from tenth grade, having 9
respondents then equates to a 28 percent. In the middle were 7 grade
eight students, which when converted into percentage, would have a
value of 22%. Lastly, the two least number of participants were from
senior high-school and seventh grade; correlating 6% or two
participants and 3% or one student respectively.
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Graph 2.0: School location of the respondents
STATE YOUR CURRENT SCHOOL'S ADDRESS
Quezon City
F
Manila City
City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Cavite City
Antipolo City, Rizal
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
As shown in the graph, most of the respondents came from City
of San Jose del Monte in the province of Bulacan, gathering 27
students out of 32, which equivalent to percentage is an 84% value.
The remaining five students came from cities in the National Capital
Region and fellow urbanized provinces.
Graph 3.0: Initial response of students to news headlines
DO YOU READ HEADLINES (NEWS TITLE) ON

THE INTERNET?
Yes, but the title only.

44%
56% Yes, I read the entire
article.
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Respondents were asked of their initial reaction to news
headlines, and as shown in the graph, the answer “Yes, but the title
only” that mustered 18 students got the higher number of answers
than “Yes, I read the entire article” that had 14 total of respondents.
Graph 4.0: Social media sites where students often read news
IN WHICH SOCIAL MEDIA SITE DO YOU OFTEN SEE OR

READ THEM? CHOOSE ONE.
3%
9gag
28%
Facebook
Pinterest
3%
Twitter
66%
In this data, it is proved that the main social media platform
source of online news that students often see is Facebook. Among the
32 students, 21 agreed that Facebook is where they would frequently
discover news. Meanwhile, 28% of the group or 9 respondents
answered that Twitter is their first source of online news. Lastly, the
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least value came from two students, having the opinion of seeing them
often on a site like Pinterest and anonymous online group like 9gag.
Graph 5.0: Topics of interest among students
WHAT KIND OF TOPIC(S) ATTRACT YOU? YOU

MAY CHOOSE TWO OR MORE.
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Current local Current local International International Science and Showbiz Sports
news news news news Technology
To further analyze the background of a student, the general taste
of the respondents was surveyed. In this item, the respondents were
given an opportunity to choose more than one. According to Graph
5.0, most of the answers point that among the general view, news
relating to “Science and Technology” is the most interesting topic for
the students.
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Graph 6.0: Initial response of students after reading an article
AFTER READING AN ONLINE ARTICLE, WHAT DO

YOU DO?
12% Check the author, date of

publication, and source
publisher
Digest the information, and if it's
worth sharing, tell it to my
88% (online) friends and/or relatives
Graph 6.0 shows the data that proves how students respond after
reading an online article or post. The 18 respondents sided with the
answer “Digest the information, and if it’s worth sharing, tell it my
friends or family”, gathering a dominating value of 88% than the 12%
of the people who answered “Check the author, date of publication,
and source publisher.”
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Graph 7.0: Informational post that the students chose
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU MORE LIKELY TO

CLICK OR READ ON A NORMAL BASIS?
25
20
15
10
5
0
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
The respondents were asked to pick among the three given
options of which would they more likely to click or read:
Figure 1.0: Option 1
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According to Graph 7.0, most of the students answered Option 1
as something they would pick and read on a normal basis. Among
the respondents, 22 students chose the first option, which
corresponds to 69%. The 25% from Option 3 came from 8
respondents while the remaining 2 students made Option 2 earn a
6% value.
Graph 7.1: Why did the 22 students choose Option 1
B. Because the
only sources I WHY?
trust come from
well-known
organizations.
A. Because it
comes from a
credible and
trustworthy news
outlet, despite…
B. Because I
trust the WHY? A. Because
information reading news
carried by through social
public figures… media app is
more
convenient
than having to
go to another
link address.
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Graph 8.0: The influence of interactions in an online post to students
IN YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE, HOW DOES THE NUMBER OF

INTERACTIONS OF AN ONLINE POST AFFECT YOUR APPROACH
TO IT?
A. If it's receiving hundreds or thousands of

Iikes, comments, or shares, I'd be interested
28%
to why people are engrossed to it.
B. If my friend(s) shares it, I'd be interested

with no hesitation, the number of responses
6% can be overlooked.
66%
C. It doesn't matter, it all depends to my
personal interest in it.
Graph 8.0 shows the influence of an online post’s interactions to
the student’s perception of it. Out of the respondents, 21 students
answered that number of interactions can be negligible as it all
depends on their personal interest on the matter. Meanwhile, 9
respondents perceived that when a post goes viral, they would also be
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interested in it. Lastly, the remaining two students sided that if it’s a
mutual that shares the post, they would also look at it.
Graph 9.0: Students as readers

AS A PERSON, DO YOU ENJOY READING?
Yes, definitely!
No, I can't handle the words.
Depends on the reading material.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
When the respondents were asked if they enjoy reading on a
personal level, 14 students agreed to it, which makes up 44% of the
group data. However, the highest gathered result inferred that the
students’ enjoyment depends on the reading material. Furthermore,
only one respondent revealed his total disinterest to reading.
Graph 10.0: Students as citizens
AS A STUDENT, DO YOU PERSONALLY READ OR WATCH

THE NEWS?
A. Yes, but only when I have no choice since our TV

is turned on to the news channel or program. 19%
B. Yes, I read the newspaper and watch the news 25%
wholeheartedly.
C. Yes, but I prefer watching the news than
reading.
34% 22%
D. No, I'm not interested in the news.
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This graph discloses that most of the students would rather not
choose reading, therefore answering “Yes, but I prefer watching the
news than reading.” Furthermore, seven respondents revealed that
they both watch and read the news wholeheartedly.
Graph 11.0: The influence of social media to the awareness of news
HOW DOES THE SOCIAL MEDIA HELP YOU TO KNOW

THE CURRENT NEWS, WHETHER AS AN INTERESTED
READER OR NOT?
17.5
17
16.5
16
15.5
15
14.5
14
A. As an interested reader, it helped me to B. As an uninterested person, accidentally seeing
access one to various sources. shared news while scrolling through my social
media accounts made it more convenient.
Graph 11.0 tells the influence that social media does to news
awareness. Most of the respondents, which in a particular value of 17
students, answered that the social media had positively helped them to
access more to different sources as they are already interested reader
in the first place. The remaining 47% persons, although uninterested,
were shown to have received the positive benefits of social media
when it comes to news spreading.
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Graph 12.0: Student preference over reading medium
COUNT OF AS A FILIPINO STUDENT WHO HAD BEEN LEARNING TWO LANGUAG ES AS

MEDIUMS FOR LEARNING, IN WHICH FORMAT WOULD YOU MORE LIKELY TO R EAD?
C. It doesn't matter, as long as it's an information

article.
B. English language, it helps me improve my skills.
A. Filipino language, it's more convenient to me.
0 5 10 15 20 25
The respondents were asked again of their personal preference to
the construction of news. Although most students answered their
neutrality on the language matter, a figure of students showed that
some’s preference would make learning more convenient and
understandable for them.
News headlines that the students would more likely to pick and
read
Table 1.1: News headline
News Headline Number of Respondents

A. Vietnam-produced pork
products bring threat to the 9 students (28%)
market
B. Pork products from Vietnam
banned amid African swine fever 23 students (72%)
reports
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This data shows that out of 32 respondents, 23 students chose the
legitimate headline (Inquirer, 2019).
Table 1.2: News headline (Filipino)

A. Napatay na NPA rebel,
16 students (50%)
estudyante ng UPLB
B. Ilang estudyante ng UP,
16 students (50%)
galamay sa rebelyon ng NPA
In this table, the data gathered revealed that among the chosen
respondents, half were able to identify the correct headline gathering
50% for both choices.
Table 1.3: News headline (Filipino)

A. Lider ng Maute-ISIS nasa
15 students (47%)
Lanao pa
B. Lider ng MAUTE-ISIS
17 students (53%)
malayang naglalakbay sa Lanao
However, in Table 1.3, only 15 out of 32 students identified the
legitimate news article from Inquirer (2019), making the 53% statistic fall
short behind the correct 47%.
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Chapter 5
Summary, Recommendations, Conclusions
This chapter presents the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations in the gullibility of high school students to news
derived from social media.
I. Summary
As the future leaders of the 21st century, it is a must that
students should know the responsibility and implement the utilization
of the changing technology. This study had the purpose of assessing
selected students in the Philippines on how they approach current
news that come from social media sites.
According to the results, most students answered satisfactory
choices, such as showing that most respondents know the value of
news, and why utilization of the online media for this value should be
observed. When asked of their immediate response to certain news
headlines and to which of the given choices would they more likely to
pick and read, most of the respondents chose posts and headlines
from legitimate sources. On the other hand, some questions
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interrogating the students’ personal interests on news, whether from
traditional or online sources, have shown an equal value of genuine
student news readers and students who are not.
II. Conclusion
Based on the data gathered, the researcher concludes that most
of the students know how
II. Recommendations
The researchers highly recommend the findings and results of this
study to the following:
ADULTS. Guiding, understanding and supporting youngsters to
have their successful development is greatly obligatory.
STUDENTS. These youngsters may take time to be a responsible
and independent individual but they are learning to prepare for their
future ahead. They should know the essence of growing.
FUTURE RESEARCHERS. With any luck, may this research guide
the future researchers/students to give them off some little
information and how do their target audience, which is the students,
approach and do this kind of topic.

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FIRST CITY PROVIDENTIAL COLLEGE

First City Providential College

EFFECTS OF TEST ANXIETY TO THE ACDEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 10

A research paper presented to

First City Providential College

Requirement for the subject

Elyssa Marie Presinede Borre of Grade 10, Luna

Academic Year 2019-2020

to everyone who had supported, guided, and helped her amongst of

completing this study.

career, and even when she’s about to give up.

patience to his students.

their child, a big appreciation is offered to you.

people who had expressed their support, guidance, and love.

may this study guide you.

someone tries to mute you.

Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................1

I. Background of the Study

In today's generation, students are expected by the society to have a

successful development. Example of it is taking test that happens a way of

discovering, by questions or practical activities to challenge students to use

their acquired knowledge on what they had learned.

According to Lauren Talbot (James Madison University/JMU),

experience, to some extent, pressure associated with the demands of

schooling. Therefore, my research aims to identify the definition and

prevalence of test anxiety, the physiological and psychological effects

Additionally, existing research regarding behavioral, cognitive, and skill-

based approaches and interventions will be discussed in order to develop a

plan to reduce and prevent test anxiety in elementary school children."

but ending up in they still have to do better.

attacks, what triggers it and how they will go through it.

II. Statement of the Problem

This study aims to answer the ff. questions:

a. What are the effects of test to Grade 10 students?

b. Why do student have test anxiety?

c. How do students deal with test anxiety?

III. Significance of the Study

students manage their test anxiety.

IV. Scope and Limitations

College. A survey questionnaire was distributed to tenth graders. The answers

Review of Related Literature

findings on previous researches conducted on additional undertakings. Through this

review, the researcher developed high extent of finding on present study.

Anxiety Disorders in the Philippines

A report from World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that in the

mental health problem. Susceptible in the middle to upper classes families,

concluding that economical background influence internet usage among

In 2015, the global prevalence of common mental illnesses such as

depression and anxiety disorders are estimated at 5.5% and 3.6%,

(2015) suggest that the structure interaction networks of adolescents influence

the robustness of depressive symptoms.

II. FOREIGN STUDIES

Studies About Anxieties in America

Anxiety disorders are common, affecting about 18 percent of adults.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). Anxiety disorders

students have it but severe test anxiety could afflict as much as

20 percent of the school-going population, according to the American Test

Anxiety Association, and another 18 percent may have a moderate form of

METHODS OF RESEARCH USED

The descriptive method of research was used in this study. Descriptive

research is concerned with the description of data and characteristics about

cause and effects of test anxiety.

METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA