STUDY SKILLS AND TEST ANXIETY AMONG GRADE 10 STUDENTS

NOTE: This is not a test. Thus, there is no right or wrong answer. Read
each statement and then rate them according to your opinion. Please
indicate your answer by putting a check mark under the appropriate
column of your choice which correspond the implementation of objectives
based on your scale described below that best describes the way you feel
about the statement.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Gender: Male Female

STUDY SKILLS QUESTIONNAIRE

1–strongly disagree (SD) 2–disagree(D) 3–neither disagree or agreed (N)

4–agreed (A) 5–strongly agreed (SA)

1 2 3 4 5
No. Reading Comprehension
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
1 I get deeply involved with material I am
studying (i.e., I really think about it
rather than just trying to memorize it).
2 If I am reading some course material
and cannot understand it, _I keep
going anyway in order to finish the
assignment.
3 I would rate my ability to read and
remember. technical information as;
4 I would rate my ability to take good
text notes as
5 In comparison to the amount of time
spent reading your notes and the
textbooks, how much time do you
spend testing yourself on the material
when studying for an exam?
6 When you can't understand what
you're reading, do you try to figure it
out?
7 You finish reading a lesson and find
that you don't remember what you
read. How often does this happen to
you?
8 I think it is easy to find the main idea
of a paragraph or passage.
 1 2 3 4 5
Memorization
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
1 Do you try to find personnel meaning
in the technical material to help you
remember it?
2 My memory for facts is
3 You have read some material for a
lesson and you feel that you
understood pretty much what was
being said. A classmate then asks you
a question on the material find you
can’t remember much of what you
have read. How often does this happen
to you?
4 When it’s necessary for you to
memorize material, how much time do
you spend memorizing it?
5 To memorize something, I repeat it to
myself many times?
6 To memorize something, I write it
several times?
7 How would you rate your ability to
memorize and remember information?
1 2 3 4 5
No. Test Taking
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
I would rate my ability to do well on
1
multiple choice tests as
I usually read the test directions very
2
carefully
I would rate my ability to finish tests
3
on time
You are taking s test and you come to
a question for which you are sure you
4 know the answer, but you just can’t
quite remember it. How often does this
happen?
I would rate my ability to deal with
4 distractions that occur while I’m taking
a test as
Once I get started, I find it easy to
5 continue studying for a relatively long
time
I enjoy studying. I am usually in a good
6
mood when I am studying
 You are studying a lesson. After
reading a number of paragraphs, you
7 suddenly realize you have been
thinking of other things. How often
does that happen to you?
8 I get sleepy when I start to study
If other students are studying near me,
9 I have trouble blocking out noise in the
room.

TEST ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE

1–strongly disagree (SD) 2–disagree(D) 3–neither disagree or agreed

(N)
4–agreed (A) 5–strongly agreed (SA)

1 2 3 4 5
No. Emotionality
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
1 While taking the test I had an uneasy,
upset feeling.
2 Even when I’m well prepared for a test
like the GRE, I feel very nervous about
it.
3 I’ll start feeling uneasy just before
getting my test scores back.
4 During the test I felt very tense.
5 I felt very panicky when I took the test.
6 I worried a great deal before taking the
GRE.
7 I felt my heart beating very fast during
the test.
1 2 3 4 5
No. Worry
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
1 Thinking about the scores I’d get
interfered with my work on the test.
2 I froze up on the test.
3 During the test I found myself thinking
about whether I’ll get into graduate
school.
4 The harder I worked at taking the test,
more confused I got.
5 Thoughts of doing poorly interfered
with my concentration on the test.
6 I seem to defeat myself while working
on the test like the GRE.
7 During the test I found myself thinking
about the consequences of failing.
8 During the test I got so nervous that I
forgot facts I really knew.
1 2 3 4 5
No. General Anxiety
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
1 I felt unsure and tense while taking the
GRE General test.
2 I wish examinations like the GRE did
not bother me so much.
3 During the test I was so tense that my
stomach got upset.
4 After the test was over I tried to stop
worrying about it, but I just couldn’t.
1 2 3 4 5
No. Nervousness
(SD) (D) (N) (A) (SA)
1 Speaking before a small audience
2 Being interviewed for a job or for
admission to graduate school.
3 Taking a driving test for a license.
4 Preparing for a difficult end-of-
semester course examination.
5 Going for a dental checkup.
6 Taking a graduate school admissions
test (like the GRE).
7 Competing in a contest or athletic
event.