Educational Technology Psychology
F. Hamidi; M. Babrazi
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and achievement goals with test anxiety and also prediction of test anxiety, based on the personality traits and achievement goals of students. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The population ...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and achievement goals with test anxiety and also prediction of test anxiety, based on the personality traits and achievement goals of students. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The population of this research was all students in the third and fourth grade in Mohammadiyeh high schools in Qazvin Province, that were enrolled in the academic year 1392-93. The population number was 1738 students. The studied sample was 400 students (200 girls and 200 boys) who were selected from the population. Sampling was to form of clustered random. Research tools were Spielberger Test Anxiety Inventory, NEO personality traits and achievement goals from Midgley et al. For data analysis the partial correlation coefficient and regression, were used. The results showed that there is a positive and meaningful relation between the independent variables neuroticism (r=0.316) and performance avoiding goals (r=0.224). There is a negative and significant relation between the independent variables Conscientiousness (r=-0.133) and mastery goals (r=-0.157) with test anxiety, based on the personality traits and achievement goals can be predicted 28.8% of test anxiety scores.
Educational Technology Psychology
J. Jarareh; A. Mohamadi
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The Present research aim is to study the effect of training strategy of cognitive – behavioral on test anxiety reduction among female high school students. The present study is a semi-experimental study. The statistical population of 70 female students of Tehran high school was selected by the ...
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The Present research aim is to study the effect of training strategy of cognitive – behavioral on test anxiety reduction among female high school students. The present study is a semi-experimental study. The statistical population of 70 female students of Tehran high school was selected by the multi stage randomized method and assigned into 2 groups as experimental and control (each group 35 people). Instrument of data collection in this study was Ahvaz test anxiety scale (ATAS). The questionnaire was completed in two stages before, and a week after the intervention by both groups, and then the data analyzed. Results showed that the average of test anxiety has significantly decreased in the experimental group (p<0/05). Training cognitive-behavioral strategies can be effective on the reduction of test anxiety of students. With regard to this paper we suggest that using training cognitive-behavioral strategies can be useful for test anxiety reduction of students and increase their performance in exams.