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study
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2010; Muris et al., 2002; Thompson et al., 2013; Thompson, & Trice-
Black, 2012; Von Der Embse et al., 2013). Involving parents could
seek help for their own needs, if they exist (Bogels et al., 2003).
Though anxiety is a common mental health concern among indivi
2010).
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and Lewis (1991, p.104) say that anxiety is hampering for young
the Economic and Social Research Council suggests that there may
attention from one task to the next than their less anxious fellow
psychological cost.
technique. Young (1991) found that students felt anxious when they
had studied for hours for a test and then found in the test question
of getting a bad grade. This result has been found in many studies.
pressure on themselves
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and Ansseau (2004) found that high school students with high test
have been examined. For example, some studies have identified the
results of these studies suggest that study skills can also help
evaluative situations.
motivation, and academic success with 510 Turkish tenth grade high
the 1980s, Test Anxiety had become such a "target for therapy"
p. 205).
grades. But the students with lower test anxiety scores on both
from these results that there was negative effect of test anxiety
lower achievements and the students having low test anxiety had
higher achievements.
very strong and test anxiety had strong effect on test performance.
Abu Talib, Mariani Bte Mansor, Rumaya Bte Juhari and Marof Redzuan
400 adolescents.
academic achievement.
Paul and Eriksen (1964) tested the effect of anxiety by giving
course. The students were aware that the marks of this test would
count on their final grade. Immediately after the test they were
this time it was emphasized that the marks would not be taken into
count towards their grade. When the results were analyzed, it was
they find they have to take essay tests. Others become anxious
over oral exams. Different types of tests can make students anxious
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(2013) showed that that the level of anxiety of the students affect
The low and negative correlation between Anxiety and GWA suggest
were 120 students who took Algebra in the first semester before
they took Trigonometry for the second semester of the said year.
School Academic Year 2017-2018, this study does not cover students
from other grade levels or students from other schools. The study