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ANXIETY
What is Test Anxiety?
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psychological condition in which people
experience a fear of failing before and/or while take a
test/exam. It is a extreme state of uneasiness and distress
that can often impact academic performance.
Is it your Nerves
or is it
TRUE Test Anxiety?
Nearly everyone gets nervous about taking a test, that is natural
and normal. So, how do you know if you have normal nerves, or
test anxiety?
Test anxiety, under ADA law, must impact more than just your
feelings, and create a barrier in your every life activities (taking a
test, for a student, would be a life activity).
And while Test Anxiety, all on its own is still not considered a
full-fledged disability, the law is catching up, and it is still
recognized as a accommodation-necessary disorder.
What Causes Test Anxiety?
◦ Test Anxiety is learned over a period of time. It is often caused by
the following:
◦ Pressure from others to perform
◦ Past negative test experiences
◦ Fear of Failure
◦ Believing your test performance determines your self-worth
Nist and Diehl (1990) developed a short questionnaire for
determining if a student has mild (nerves/natural testing
response), or a more severe case of test anxiety (possibly
needing accommodations).
To complete the evaluation, read through the next 10 statements, reflecting upon past testing
experiences (write down your responses on a separate sheet). Indicate how often each statement
describes you by choosing a number from one to five as outlined below.
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