TEST ANXIETY

Martha Holt
Western Carolina University
USI 302-01
 WHAT IS TEST ANXIETY?

Test anxiety is a type of performance study. It is a feeling

someone might have in a situation where performance really
counts or when pressure’s on to do well.
It involves cognitive reactions before, during, and after tests.
It is a result of physiological and psychological components.
 VS.

PERSONAL APPLICATION
THOUGHTS BEFORE RESEARCH
 PERCEPTION OF
ANXIETY

An individual's perception of anxiety or stress

determines whether the result of the stress is
positive or negative.
Implementation of test anxiety interventions
as early as possible is pertinent to decreasing
the effects it has on a person.
 Social Identity – identity that indicates who they are in terms of the
groups to which they belong.

Test shows negative relationship between lack of social identification

and cognitive symptoms of test anxiety.
SOCIAL
IDENTIFICATION
 People who have good studying techniques typically have lower test
anxiety.
Students who study at a lower degree are more anxious than those who
are more familiar with the material.
Implementing intentional study time improves test anxiety and overall
outcomes on tests.
STUDY
PREPARATION
 IBSR INTERVENTION

An intervention that has been proven to help with test anxiety.

IBSR: eight-week evidence-based program that offers secular, intensive
mindfulness training to assist people with stress, anxiety, and depression.
Proven that this intervention reduces test anxiety and procrastination.
- Improvement in self-efficacy
- Improvement on their ability to execute on a test
 EUSTRESS

An average level of anxiety

can push students to work hard
and prepare for their academic
environment in an intentional.
 RESOURCES

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