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Título: | Test anxiety levels of board exam going students in Tamil Nadu, India |
Autor(es): | Mary, Revina Ann Marslin, Gregory Franklin, Gregory Sheeba, Caroline J. |
Data: | 2014 |
Editora: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
Revista: | BioMed research international |
Resumo(s): | The latest report by the National Crime Records Bureau has positioned Tamil Nadu as the Indian state with highest suicide rate. At least in part, this is happening due to exam pressure among adolescents, emphasizing the imperative need to understand the pattern of anxiety and various factors contributing to it among students. The present study was conducted to analyze the level of state anxiety among board exam attending school students in Tamil Nadu, India. A group of 100 students containing 50 boys and 50 girls from 10th and 12th grades participated in the study and their state anxiety before board exams was measured by Westside Test Anxiety Scale. We found that all board exam going students had increased level of anxiety, which was particularly higher among boys and 12th standard board exam going students. Analysis of various demographic variables showed that students from nuclear families presented higher anxiety levels compared to their desired competitive group. Overall, our results showing the prevalence of state anxiety among board exam going students in Tamil Nadu, India, support the recent attempt taken by Tamil Nadu government to improve student's academic performance in a healthier manner by appointing psychologists in all government schools. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
Descrição: | Article ID 578323 |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/30432 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2014/578323 |
ISSN: | 2314-6133 2314-6141 |
Versão da editora: | http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/578323/ |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | ICVS - Artigos em revistas internacionais / Papers in international journals DBio - Artigos/Papers |
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