`test anxiety causes students to under-perform in examinations. Discuss

TEST ANXIETY CAUSES STUDENTS TO UNDERPERFORM IN EXAMINATIONS

TEST ANXIETY CAUSES STUDENTS TO UNDERPERFORM IN EXAMINATIONS

Abstract

Anxiety is one of the factors that affect students during examinations Others factors includes unpreparedness , lack of skill in the specific course where the exam has been taken or some sort of health-related reasons . There are several researches done and found that common alibi or shall we at least consider a reason for students who did not performed well in examinations that they got nervous or anxious during the exams . It is however important

to stress that whichever of these factors present or maybe all of these in the student are taking the exams anxiety is a normal in humans

Introduction

Anxiety is a psychological state of mind characterized by cognitive emotional , behavioral , and physiological components ADDIN EN .CITE CampusbluesCampusblues ,Test Anxiety200714 September 2007http /www .campu sblues .com /test .asp (Campusblues , 2007 . A cognitive aspect pertains to the thoughts that run through your mind before , during , and after the dreadful incident . Emotional aspect includes the feeling that you experienced related to anxious events . This can be seen if a person is feel hatred or embarrassed . Another aspect of is behavioral rim of person . This pertains to unnecessary movements of a person when under stressed Example of this is , circling of pen in fingers , drumming through the tip of fingers , and walking fast . The fourth aspect is about physiological This kind of anxiety includes all the reactions of the body . This is very obvious whenever a student is suffering an anxiety . Probable reactions of the body are beating of heart faster , sweating intensively drying of your mouth . All these components create a feeling of fear and worry . Anxiety is a common scenario where individual may experience heart palpitation , nausea , chest pain , shortness of breath and headache ADDIN EN .CITE KingKing JulieTest Anxiety 200714 September 2007http /www .uoreg on .edu counsel /test 20anxiety .htm (King , 2007

It has been a common alibi or shall we at least consider a reason for students who did not performed well in examinations that they got nervous or anxious during the exams . Underperformance in examinations however are results of several factors including unpreparedness , lack of skill in the specific course where the exam has been taken or some sort of health-related reasons . It is however important to stress that whichever of these factors present or maybe all of these in the student are taking the exams anxiety is a normal in humans ADDIN EN .CITE Spielberger Spielberger Charles D .Test Anxiety Inventory 200614 September 2007http /www .mindg arden .com /products /tsans .htm (Spielberger , 2006

Anxiety occurs in different perspective such as existential , stranger palliative care and test anxiety ADDIN EN .CITE FoundationThe Nemours FoundationWhat Is Test Anxiety ? 200714 September 2007http /www .kidsh ealth .org /teen /school_jobs /school /test_anxiety .html (Foundation , 2007 . The focus of this discussion will be test anxiety . Test anxiety is very simple as think but most students are hardly suffering from it . People tends to take...